At least five Palestinians, including three workers from the NGO ‘World Central Kitchen’ (WCK), died this Saturday after their vehicle was attacked. by an Israeli drone in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, eight months after the Israeli attack that killed seven of its employees in April.
While the convoy was secured with humanitarian aid, some bandits tried to seize merchandisewhen an Israeli drone shot at the back of one of the trucks. Then, several people came to help and The drones launched another missile at the SUV where the workers traveled, who carried the logo of the NGO of the Spanish chef José Andrés
Among the dead employees is the kitchen manager of the NGO in the east of Khan Yunis, a driver and the person in charge of evaluation and monitoring, detailed local sources who located the event on the Salah al Din road, in the Satar area. al Sharqi in northeastern Khan Yunis.
The Israeli Army confirmed, hours later, that one of the dead, Hazmi Kadih, was a militiaman who had participated in the October 7 massacre at Kibbutz Nir Oz, according to a military statement, and that they had received “credible” intelligence information. about your location in real time.
“The terrorist worked for the WCK organization”recognizes the military statement, which asks the international community and the NGO administration to investigate his hiring.
In a previous statement, the Army denounced that the civilian vehicle did not use markings and that its movement “was not coordinated for the transportation of aid.”
After the attack and the death of three of its members, the Spanish chef’s NGO has suspended its activity in Gaza. This was announced by the organization itself in a message on social networks in which they assure that more details are being “gathered” about what happened.
The Islamic factions in Gaza denounced in a statement that “this crime reveals dangerous aspects and horrible violations related to the objectives of the war of extermination and is linked to depriving the population of the besieged area of obtaining food, water and medicine.
“These repeated crimes that target humanitarian organizations, relief associations, food preparation and distribution centers and aid convoys are direct messages of threat and terror to all organizations active in humanitarian work,” the text laments.
On April 2, another seven workers from the WCK killed in triple Israeli attack against their humanitarian convoy when they were leaving a warehouse in Deir al Balah, central Gaza, despite having coordinated their movements with the Israeli Army.
Three days later, the Army said it was a “mistake” when it believed that two armed Hamas militiamen were traveling in the vehicle. The Palestinian Saifeddin Ayad Abutaha, the Australian Lalzawmi Frankcom, the Polish Damian Soból, the Canadian-American Jacob Flickinger and the British John Chapman, James Henderson and James Kirby died.
Although it was perfectly identified, the caravan was hit by three missiles fired by a drone, which was “a serious violation of orders and standard operating procedures of the Israel Defense Forces”concluded the military investigation, which dismissed those responsible.
