WCK said an independent investigation was “the only way to uncover the truth.”
LONDON — Foreign aid organization World Central Kitchen on Thursday called for an independent international inquiry into the killing of seven of its staff in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza.
“An independent investigation is the only way to uncover the truth about what happened, ensure transparency and accountability for those responsible, and prevent future attacks on humanitarian workers,” the group said in a statement. said.
Seven aid workers were killed on Monday night when a convoy of three vehicles, including two armored vehicles, was attacked after leaving the Deir al-Balah warehouse in central Gaza. Aid workers were helping unload more than 100 tons of humanitarian aid brought into Gaza. Gaza on the maritime route, according to a statement from WCK, a humanitarian organization dedicated to providing food aid.
The organization, founded by chef José Andrés, described the airstrike that killed its workers as a “military attack that involved multiple attacks and targeted three WCK vehicles.”
“All three vehicles carry civilians, are marked as WCK vehicles, and their movement is in full compliance with Israeli authorities, who are aware of their itinerary, route and humanitarian mission. ”, the non-governmental organization said on Thursday.
WCK urges the governments of the United States, Australia, Canada, and Poland to “cooperate in demanding independent third-party investigations into these attacks, including whether they were intentional or in violation of international law.” He announced that he had requested that.
A senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said claims that Israel's attack was intentional were “ridiculous.”
“The last thing in the world we want to do is endanger the lives of civilians,” adviser Ofir Falk told ABC News on Wednesday.
WCK announced on Thursday that it had asked Israel to preserve all materials that could be related to the attack, including documents and communications.
ABC News' Bill Hutchinson, Meredith Deliso Britt Clennett, Dragana Jovanovic, Jordana Miller and Kuba Kaminski contributed to this article.
