A Canadian-American citizen is among the seven aid workers who were killed by an apparent Israeli airstrike in Gaza.
The World Central Kitchen says three British nationals, an Australian, a Polish national, an Canadian-American dual citizen and a Palestinian working for the charity were in the process of delivering food that had arrived by sea on Monday when they were struck in the evening.
The charity, which was founded by celebrity chef José Andrés and operates in several countries wracked by wars or natural disasters, says it is has suspended operations in the region. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged that the country's forces carried out the"unintended strike" on"innocent people in the Gaza Strip."The charity was key to a recently opened sea route, which offered some hope for northern Gaza — where the U.N. says much of the population is on the brink of starvation, largely cut off from the rest of the territory by Israeli forces.“The Israeli government needs to stop this indiscriminate killing.
Cyprus, which has played a key role in trying to establish the sea route to bring food to territory, said ships that recently arrived were turning back — with some 240 tons of undelivered aid. Footage of the airstrike showed the workers' bodies, several wearing protective gear with the charity’s logo, at a hospital in the central Gaza town of Deir al-Balah.
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