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Chris Wallace appeared on CNN chris wallace show A rally was held Saturday morning to denounce the death of a World Central Kitchen aid worker during the Israel-Hamas war.
On April 1, Saifeddin Issam Ayad Abutaha, John Chapman, Jacob Flickinger, Zomi Francom, James Henderson, James Kirby, and Damien Sobol were killed in an Israeli airstrike. Israeli officials later explained that a “misidentification” led to the deadly attack on the convoy.
In the “Tell Me Why I'm Wrong” segment, Mr Wallace said he had a personal connection to the aid organization as his daughter previously worked as one of its staff.
“For six months, we have witnessed the death of tens of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. “The defense forces fought back,” he said. “For some, it's collateral damage of war. For others, it's a massacre that violates every rule of humanity.”
Wallace went on to show a video of Jose Andres, founder of World Central Kitchen, saying, “Humanitarians and civilians should never pay the consequences of war. This is a fundamental principle of humanity.'' . At a point where it appears that this is no longer a war on terror, but a war against humanity itself.”
The CNN anchor added: The deaths of seven aid workers are no less tragic than the deaths of thousands of innocent Palestinian men, women and children, but for me this is personal. ”
“I've known Jose for years. He's a world-renowned chef whose mission is to feed those in need as an act of love,” Wallace continued. Photos of several smiling aid workers, including her daughter and Sobol, appeared on a screen. “Two years ago, my daughter Katherine volunteered at World Central Kitchen to feed Ukrainian refugees who had fled to Poland. She is the woman on the far right. And the man in the center, Damien Sobol. Kathryn said he was incredibly kind – he was one of seven World Central Kitchen employees murdered this week.
“I'm not a military expert and I know Hamas is hiding among civilians, but I don't think Israel has killed so many innocent people and killed people like Damian,” he said. There has to be some way that we can fight this war without it.” At some point in the last six months, it became unacceptable to continue fighting this war in this way. ”
The group of World Central Kitchen employees killed in the attack included three British nationals, a Pole, an Australian and a dual Canadian-American citizen, according to the Associated Press.
President Joe Biden expressed anger over the airstrikes in a statement earlier this week, saying Israel “is not doing enough to protect aid workers who are trying to deliver desperately needed aid to civilians.” expressed.
