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Anthony Albanese says Australia’s government is demanding “full accountability” over the death.
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Albanese named the aid worker as Zomi Frankcom, who was working with World Central Kitchen in Gaza. At a press conference in Brisbane, Albanese said she was doing “extraordinarily important work”.
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Four foreign nationals working for the food aid charity were killed in an Israeli strike in central Gaza, according to health officials in the occupied territory. The founder of the charity, World Central Kitchen (WCK), confirmed on Twitter that “several” staff members had died in an Israeli airstrike.
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Albanese said the circumstances were “completely unacceptable” and “Australia expects full accountability for the death of aid workers”.
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Those doing humanitarian work and civilians need to be provided with protection. Australia has had a very clear position of supporting a sustainable ceasefire … Australians want to see an end to this conflict.
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This news today is tragic. DFAT have also requested a call-in from the Israeli ambassador as well. We want full accountability for this, this is a tragedy that should never have occurred.
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Albanese said the government had contacted the Israeli government directly. He said the incident was “beyond any reasonable circumstances”.
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José Andrés said he was “heartbroken and grieving” over the deaths in the strike.
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The World Central Kitchen’s founder said on X (formerly Twitter) that the WCK “lost several of our sisters and brothers in an IDF air strike in Gaza” and that “they are not faceless … they are not nameless”.
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Andrés added:
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The Israeli government needs to stop this indiscriminate killing. It needs to stop restricting humanitarian aid, stop killing civilians and aid workers, and stop using food as a weapon. No more innocent lives lost. Peace starts with our shared humanity. It needs to start now.
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Today @WCKitchen lost several of our sisters and brothers in an IDF air strike in Gaza. I am heartbroken and grieving for their families and friends and our whole WCK family. These are people…angels…I served alongside in Ukraine, Gaza, Turkey, Morocco, Bahamas, Indonesia. They… https://t.co/rM3xbsiQ1Q
— Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 (@chefjoseandres) April 1, 2024
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The Guardian has not been able to independently verify the source of the strike.
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Welcome to our live coverage of a reported air strike on a convoy in central Gaza that has killed four foreign nationals, according to the territory’s health officials. Here’s what we know so far:
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The Israeli military said it was investigating after nationals from UK, Australia and Poland who were working for the World Central Kitchen were reportedly in the convoy that was struck.
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The nationality of a fourth aid worker was not immediately known. A Palestinian translator was also reportedly killed.
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The group were travelling in a convoy that was hit south of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, local officials said.
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The media office of the Hamas-run government of Gaza reported the deaths late on Monday.
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Footage showed the bodies of the five dead at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah. Several of them wore protective body armour with the charity’s logo. Hospital staff showed the passports of three of the dead – British, Australian and Polish.
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The source of strike could not be independently confirmed.
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World Central Kitchen said: “This is a tragedy. Humanitarian aid workers and civilians should never be a target.”
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A spokesperson for the Israel Defence Forces, Avichay Adraee, said it was “conducting a thorough review at the highest levels to understand the circumstances of this tragic incident”.
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Medical officials said the group had been helping to deliver food and other supplies to northern Gaza that had arrived hours early by ship.
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We’ll bring you all the latest developments on the story as they come to light.
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Australian aid worker killed in Gaza attack named by Prime Minister
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Australia’s prime minister said the death of an Australian aid worker in the Gaza Strip was “totally unacceptable” and “beyond any reasonable circumstances” and that his government would summon the Israeli ambassador to contact the Israeli government.
Anthony Albanese said the Australian government wanted “full accountability” for the death.
Albanians named aid workers as Zomi FrancomeHe worked at the World Central Kitchen in Gaza. At a press conference in Brisbane, Ms Albanese said she was doing “very important work”.
Four foreigners working for a food aid charity were killed in an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip, health officials in the occupied territories said. The founder of the charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) confirmed on Twitter that “several” staff members had been killed in an Israeli airstrike.
Mr Albanese called the situation “totally unacceptable” and said “Australia expects full accountability for the deaths of aid workers”.
Protection must be provided to humanitarian workers and civilians. Australia has taken a very clear position that it supports a sustainable ceasefire… Australians want to see an end to this conflict.
This news today is tragic. DFAT also requested a call from the Israeli ambassador. This is a tragedy that should never have happened and we demand full responsibility for this.
Mr Albanese said his government had been in direct contact with the Israeli government. He said the incident was “beyond any reasonable circumstances.”
An Australian judge on the World Court has called on Israel to halt military operations in Gaza.
Hilary Charleswortha prominent international lawyer who replaced the late Australian judge. james crawford The International Court of Justice believes that a moratorium is necessary to ensure adequate aid reaches civilians.
She also warned that such measures “only partially address the risk of destruction for Palestinians in Gaza.”
Ms Charlesworth is the only Australian woman to have served as a staff member of the ICJ. Her comments came just months after the Australian government endorsed her re-election to the United Nations Supreme Court.
Read the full text here Daniel Hirst here:
Reuters quoted Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa as saying that Japan plans to lift its suspension of funding to the United Nations Palestine Refugee Agency, Unruwa.
In January, the Japanese government decided to suspend additional funding to the agency while it conducted an investigation into allegations that its staff were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel that sparked the Gaza war.
Israel’s accusations led 16 countries, including the United States, to suspend $450 million in funding to Unrwa, throwing its operations into turmoil. The agency is the largest relief agency operating in the Gaza Strip, which has been besieged by Israel since the attacks.
Countries such as Australia, Canada, Finland and Sweden have since restored funding to Unruwa, and some Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, have increased funding.
According to Unrwa’s 2022 data, Japan is the sixth largest donor to the agency.
According to the news agency’s report, an Agence France-Presse correspondent saw the bodies of five people with three foreign passports lying nearby near al-Aqsa hospital in Deir el-Bala, central Gaza. It has been confirmed that there is.
Earlier, the Hamas-run autonomous region’s Health Ministry said the bodies of four foreign aid workers and a Palestinian driver and interpreter were taken to hospital after their car was targeted in an Israeli attack.
The Israeli military said it was “conducting a thorough investigation.”
World Central Kitchen has been involved in delivering aid arriving by boat from Cyprus and building a temporary pier in Gaza.
Two charities are organizing the delivery of aid by sea from Cyprus, with a second convoy setting sail on Saturday with around 400 tonnes of supplies, part of the Gaza Strip’s needs.
Gaza has been under near-total blockade since Hamas’ unprecedented Oct. 7 attack, and United Nations agencies have repeatedly warned that northern Gaza is on the brink of starvation. Israel denies responsibility.
Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanesetold state broadcaster ABC that the country’s foreign ministry was “urgently investigating” reports of attacks on Gaza convoys.
A spokesperson for Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said reports of the death of an Australian aid worker were extremely distressing.
“We are clear about the need to protect civilian lives in this conflict,” a spokesperson was quoted as saying by Reuters.
We have made clear that humanitarian workers in Gaza expect safe and unimpeded access to carry out life-saving operations.
World Central Kitchen founder ‘heartbroken’ over death
Jose andres He said he was “heartbroken and saddened” by the deaths in the strike.
The World Central Kitchen founder wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that WCK “lost several sisters and brothers in Israeli Defense Force airstrikes in Gaza,” adding, “They are not faceless… They are not unknown.”
Andres added:
The Israeli government needs to stop this indiscriminate killing. We need to stop restricting humanitarian aid, stop killing civilians and aid workers, and stop using food as a weapon. No more innocent lives will be lost. Peace begins with our shared humanity. You have to start now.
today @WCKitchen I lost several sisters and brothers in Israeli Defense Force airstrikes in Gaza. I am heartbroken and saddened by their families and friends and our entire WCK family. These are people…angels…with whom I served in Ukraine, Gaza, Turkey, Morocco, the Bahamas, and Indonesia. They are… https://t.co/rM3xbsiQ1Q
— Chef Jose Andres 🕊️🥘🍳 (@chefjoseandres) April 1, 2024
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today @WCKitchen I lost several sisters and brothers in Israeli Defense Force airstrikes in Gaza. I am heartbroken and saddened by their families and friends and our entire WCK family. These are people…angels…with whom I served in Ukraine, Gaza, Turkey, Morocco, the Bahamas, and Indonesia. They are… https://t.co/rM3xbsiQ1Q
— Chef Jose Andres 🕊️🥘🍳 (@chefjoseandres) April 1, 2024
The Guardian has not been able to independently confirm the source of the attack.
The full report on the reported Gaza attack can be found here – by my colleague Ben Doherty:
A little bit about World Central Kitchen (WCK): This US-based charity provides food assistance and prepares meals for people in need.
Last month, the company announced it had served more than 42 million meals in Gaza over 175 days.
According to Reuters, the chef Jose andres started WCK in 2010 by sending cooks and food to Haiti after the earthquake. Since then, the organization has delivered food to communities affected by natural disasters, refugees at the U.S. border, health care workers during the coronavirus pandemic, and people caught up in conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza.
In its latest post published on Monday’s X, WCK said its teams are mobilizing daily across Gaza to distribute food to displaced Palestinians.
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More than 60 kitchens across southern and central Gaza prepare hundreds of thousands of meals each day, such as mujadala, a comforting dish of rice, lentils and caramelized onions.
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Welcome to live coverage of reports that four foreign nationals have been killed in an airstrike on a convoy in central Gaza, Gaza health officials say. Here’s what we know so far:
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The Israeli military later announced that it was investigating. Nationals of the United Kingdom, Australia, and Poland People working at World Central Kitchen were reportedly in the convoy that was attacked.
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of The nationality of the fourth aid worker was not immediately known.A Palestinian interpreter was also reportedly killed..
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The group is Traveling in a convoy that was hit south of Deir Al Bala in central Gaza, local officials said.
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of The Gaza government’s media office, run by Hamas, reported the death. Late on Monday.
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Video shows the bodies of five people who died at Al-Aqsa Martyrs HospitalI’m in Deir Al Bala. Some of them were wearing protective gear emblazoned with the charity’s logo. Hospital staff showed the passports of three of the dead: a British national, an Australian national and a Polish national.
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of The cause of the strike could not be independently confirmed.
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World Central Kitchen said: “This is a tragedy. Humanitarian aid workers and civilians should never be targeted.”
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Avichai Adlai, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces, said: “We are conducting a thorough investigation.” To understand the circumstances of this tragic incident at the highest level. ”
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Medical officials said the group was helping deliver food and other supplies. We arrived in northern Gaza a few hours early by boat.
We’ll bring you the latest developments in the story as they emerge.
