Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., has accused Israel of intentionally killing seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) in the Gaza Strip.
“The Israeli government knew there were humanitarian workers in this vehicle,” Tlaib wrote on her Instagram Story Tuesday morning. Along with the text, she shared a video of a badly damaged car, with a large hole in the roof and what appeared to be a brightly marked WCK logo partially destroyed.
Another post showed a graphic photo of what appeared to be a dead aid worker and another photo of the same worker, possibly alive.
“Don’t look away. The Israeli government killed seven humanitarian workers (a war crime). They knew the coordinates of the workers and used it to kill them. I did,” Tlaib wrote.
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Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib participates in a protest calling for a ceasefire in Gaza in front of the U.S. Capitol on October 18, 2023. (Reuters/Leah Millis)
Fox News Digital has reached out to Tlaib for further comment.
Democrats are divided over Israel’s response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, with a growing faction pressuring the Biden administration to limit aid to allies in the Middle East.
Tlaib has been one of Biden’s biggest critics during the conflict. In addition to her condemnation of Israel, she used her own Instagram account to criticize the president for sending more arms and money to Israel.
She shared a post from left-leaning outlet The Intercept on Tuesday morning with the headline, “1 in 5 Wisconsin Democrats say Gaza war will affect primary vote.”
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Traib shared this post that appears to show the World Central kitchen van destroyed in an airstrike. (Instagram/@rashidatlaib)
“In 2020, Biden won Wisconsin by a 0.63% margin. [Biden campaign] I would rather lose to an indicted criminal and twice-impeached candidate than say no to genocide,” Tlaib wrote, referring to former President Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential nominee.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Biden campaign for comment on the remarks.
Seven aid workers, including Polish, Australian and British nationals, dual U.S. and Canadian citizens, and one Palestinian, were killed when their convoy was hit by an airstrike after delivering food in central Gaza, WCK said. did. The organization said the vehicles were clearly marked with its name and logo and that it had coordinated the move with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in advance.
WCK is a global nonprofit organization dedicated to providing fresh meals to people in combat zones, natural disasters, and other humanitarian crises. The group and its founder, celebrity chef Jose Andrés, both blamed Israel for their deaths.
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Image content: Following World Central Kitchen’s announcement that it had shared coordinates with the Israel Defense Forces, Tlaib suggested that Israel may have intentionally attacked the workers. (Instagram/@rashidatlaib)
WCK CEO Erin Gore called the strike “unforgivable,” adding, “Today, a targeted attack by the Israeli Defense Forces has left us, the World Central Kitchen, and the world at risk. I am heartbroken and appalled by the loss of a beautiful life.”
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later issued a statement regarding the IDF’s “unintentional” attack.
“Unfortunately, on the last day, a tragic incident occurred in the Gaza Strip, where our forces unintentionally attacked innocent people,” Prime Minister Netanyahu said. “This is what happens in war. We are thoroughly investigating, liaising with governments and will do everything in our power to ensure this never happens again.”
The IDF said it would conduct a thorough investigation into what happened.
