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A World Central Kitchen aid worker was “severely injured” in an Israeli airstrike on a mosque minutes before the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed seven of the organization's staff earlier this month, the aid group said.
World Central Kitchen announced in a statement Wednesday afternoon that a Palestinian aid worker, identified as Amro, was injured in an airstrike on the Al-Bashir Mosque in Deir Bala, Gaza Strip.
“Amro sustained serious injuries to his head and hands while he was off-duty at his home near the mosque, which is located around our warehouse and newly built kitchen in Deir al-Balah,” the humanitarian organization said. Announced. Amuro is currently recovering in the hospital. , “Getting stronger every day.”
World Central Kitchen said the attack that injured Amro took place just 15 minutes before the IDF launched a series of three attacks on April 1 that killed seven humanitarian aid workers. Ta. The workers had just returned from coordinating the transport of relief supplies and were traveling in a vehicle bearing the group's logo when they were killed. The three-vehicle convoy was traveling along a coastal road in the Deir al-Balah area when Israel launched the deadly attack.
A civilian in Deir al-Balah said just before the drone attack on the World Central Kitchen convoy. independent person A series of Israeli attacks hit the center, including a nearby mosque, and the organization said Almo was wounded.
“The mosque is near my house and the bombing was very close,” Sara said. We have changed her name for her safety. independent person the night of the attack. “The sound of the ambulance kept ringing. I tried calling friends and family who lived nearby to check on me, but no one answered.”
The victim was identified as Saifeddin Issam Ayab Abutaha, 25, from Palestine. Larzaumi Francome, 43 years old, from Australia. Damian Sobol, 35 years old, from Poland. Jacob Flickinger, 33, dual citizen of the United States and Canada. So are British nationals John Chapman, 57, James Henderson, 33, and James Kirby, 47.
The Israeli military later claimed the deadly attack was a mistake and noted it was investigating.
Celebrity chef Jose Andres, who founded World Central Kitchen, has since accused Israel of waging a “war against humanity.”
“The investigation should go much deeper,” Andres said. ABC News. “And I say the perpetrator cannot investigate himself.”
President Joe Biden this week called for a temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to allow humanitarian aid to reach Palestinians. But he still appears willing to sell fighter jets to Israel for $18 billion, a deal that his administration says has been years in the making.
His words came shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the IDF had finalized plans to invade the southern city of Rafah, where about 1.4 million Palestinians are currently displaced. The IDF tells civilians to move south as it shells northern Gaza.
independent person We also exclusively reported this week that during the first two months of the Gaza war, US State Department officials sent eight internal memos against the Biden administration's support for Israel's war in Gaza. This highlighted widespread opposition within the State Department.
More than 33,400 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza since October 7, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza. On October 7, Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing approximately 1,200 people and taking over 200 hostages.
independent person has contacted the IDF for comment.
