“Footage reveals bodies of the five deceased individuals at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza.”
“Gaza medical officials report that an apparent Israeli airstrike has resulted in the deaths of four international aid workers from the World Central Kitchen charity and their Palestinian driver. The tragedy occurred after they assisted in the delivery of food and supplies to northern Gaza, which had arrived hours ahead of schedule via ship.”
“Footage displays the bodies of the five deceased individuals at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza. Some were seen wearing protective gear bearing the charity’s logo. Hospital staff exhibited passports belonging to three of the deceased, indicating British, Australian, and Polish nationalities. The nationality of the fourth aid worker remains undisclosed.”
The workers’ car was hit by an Israeli strike just after crossing from northern Gaza after helping deliver aid that had arrived hours earlier on a ship from Cyprus, Mahmoud Thabet, a paramedic from the Palestinian Red Crescent who was on the team that brought the bodies to the hospital, told The Associated Press. The source of fire could not be independently confirmed and the Israeli military did not respond to requests for comment.
The aid ships that arrived Monday carried some 400 tons of food and supplies in a shipment organized by the United Arab Emirates and the World Central Kitchen, the charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés. Last month a ship delivered 200 tons of aid in a pilot run. The Israeli military was involved in coordinating both deliveries.
The US has touted the sea route as a new way to deliver desperately needed aid to northern Gaza, where several hundred Palestinians face imminent famine, largely cut off from the rest of the territory by Israeli forces. Israel has barred UNRWA, the main UN agency in Gaza, from making deliveries to the north, and other aid groups say sending truck convoys north has been too dangerous because of the military’s failure to ensure safe passage.
