U.S. officials have demanded a “thorough [and] impartial investigation” of the Israel Defense Forces airstrike that killed seven World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza.
“The victims of yesterday’s strike join a record number of humanitarian workers who have been killed in this particular conflict,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters in Paris. “They have to be protected. We shouldn’t have a situation where people who are simply trying to help their fellow human beings are themselves at grave risk.”
INTERNATIONAL AID WORKERS KILLED BY ISRAELI STRIKE IN GAZA
“We shouldn’t have a situation where people who are simply trying to help…are themselves at great risk.“Secy. of State Blinken has urged Israel to carry out a “swift, thorough, and impartial” investigation into an airstrike that killed 7 World Central Kitchen aid workers. pic.twitter.com/FNSLdlIG3m
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Israel has faced pressure throughout the war with Hamas to allow greater quantities of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. Israeli officials maintain that they al …