With Famine “Imminent,” Israeli Military Kills Seven Aid Workers Delivering Food to Gazans

Seven aid workers from the World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israeli airstrike, according to the NGO.Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/AP

This week, Israel fired three missiles at an aid convoy for the World Central Kitchen (WCK), killing seven workers delivering food in Gaza. The strike hit labeled vehicles, according to the group, which was founded by chef José Andrés and has become famous for delivering meals to disaster sites across the world.

The Isreali newspaper Haaretz reported a horrific scene: After survivors of the first two strikes switched to other vehicles in the convoy to escape, Israeli forces fired a third missile. The target, “defense sources” told the paper, was a member of Hamas who was not present in the vehicles.

Video shared by a Washington Post reporter shows that the explosives were dropped onto the aid group’s logo on the roof of the car.

Munition dropped right through the World Central Kitchen logo........

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