In the final hours, at the least seven staff of World Central Kitchen (WCK), the NGO of the chef Jose Andres, have been killed in a bombing by the Israeli military in Deir al-Balah.
The deceased had been within the heart of the Gaza Strip in an operation that has all the time been coordinated with the Israeli army to work in “non-conflict” areas, all the time with the group’s personal automobiles.
For this tragic cause, World Central Kitchen (WCK) has needed to stop its humanitarian support on Gazan territory.
Furthermore, the unhappy information has been printed on their official X account, previously Twitter. In it, they’ve confirmed that members of the group “have been killed in an IDF assault whereas working to help our humanitarian efforts to ship meals in Gaza.”
Along with insisting that this can be a tragedy, they’ve reminded that civilians and humanitarian support staff “ought to by no means be the targets.”
Among the many staff who’ve misplaced their lives, the NGO has confirmed that there’s an Australian, a Pole, a Briton and two individuals with twin US-Canadian nationality. Within the car, the Palestinian driver accompanying the employees was additionally killed.
Jose Andres: Right this moment we misplaced a number of of our brothers and sisters
Andres has additionally confirmed the information via his social networks. The chef has identified that “immediately we misplaced a number of of our brothers and sisters”, whom he has outlined as “angels” and with whom he has recalled that “I served with them in Ukraine, Gaza, Turkey, Morocco, Bahamas, Indonesia”.
“I’m heartbroken and grieving for his or her households and mates and for all our WCK household,” mentioned Andres. The chef has urged the Israeli authorities to “put an finish to this indiscriminate killing.”
“It has to cease proscribing humanitarian support, cease killing civilians and humanitarian staff and cease utilizing meals as a weapon. No extra harmless lives will probably be misplaced. Peace begins with our shared humanity,” he added.
