Members of Chef Jose Andrés' World Central Kitchen killed in Gaza, IDF blamed

The celebrity chef's humanitarian worker was in Gaza working for his nonprofit World Central Kitchen, which provides food and aid to Palestinians, when he was hit by a car in the war-torn area. Died.

World Central Kitchen did not reveal the identity of the employee killed in the airstrike, but said the employee was killed while “working in support of humanitarian food delivery operations in Gaza.” insisted. WCK also claimed that its employees were taken away during the Israeli Defense Forces attack.

The nonprofit added: “This is a tragedy. Humanitarian workers and civilians should never be targeted. Never.”

Jose shared WCK's statement on his account on Monday night, paying tribute to the fallen aid workers.

He wrote… “I am heartbroken and saddened for their family and friends and our entire WCK family. They are people… angels… I am Ukraine, They served together in Gaza, Turkey, Morocco, the Bahamas, and Indonesia. They are not faceless… They are not “nameless.'' ”

Chef Andres continued: “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.” “Yes. No more innocent lives will be lost. Peace begins with our common humanity.” . You have to start now. ”

Following the news, the IDF called the casualties a “tragic incident” and said it was thoroughly investigating the situation.

The statement continued… “IDF has undertaken extensive efforts to ensure the safe delivery of humanitarian supplies and is working closely with WCK in this critical effort to provide food and humanitarian supplies to the people of Gaza. According to Al Jazeera, the first aid workers killed in the Israeli-Hamas conflict were WCK staff.