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 city of Khan Younis, southern Gaza; eight months after the Israeli attack that killed seven of its employees in April.
According to what a witness told EFE, while the convoy with humanitarian aid was being secured, some bandits tried to seize merchandise, when an Israeli drone shot at the back of one of the trucks. Then, several people came to help and the drones launched another missile against the SUV where the workers were traveling, which bore the logo of the NGO of Spanish chef José Andrés.
Among the dead employees is the person in charge of the community kitchens in eastern Khan Yunis of WCK, the driver and the person in charge of evaluation and monitoring, according to local sources.
The Israeli Army confirmed, hours later, that it had attacked a vehicle in which, it says, a militiaman was traveling after receiving “credible” intelligence information about his location in real time. “The claim that the terrorist was at the same time a WCK worker is being investigated,” adds the military statement, which adds that the civilian vehicle did not use markings and its movement “was not coordinated for the transportation of aid.”
“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 sector of obtaining food, water and medicine,” the Islamic factions in Gaza denounced today in a joint statement. . “These repeated crimes of targeting 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 adds.
In April, another Israeli attack killed 7 WCK workers
On April 2, another seven WCK workers were killed in a 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 the orders and standard operating procedures of the Israel Defense Forces,” concluded the military investigation, which ceased. to those responsible.
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