They put their lives at risk to help other people and have to maintain contact with the army and Hamas: Mike Seawright, head of the NGO ReliefAid, talks about the strict security protocols in Gaza – and why even these barely protect humanitarian workers.
A white van, burnt out, roof and doors blown off – a metal sign still reads: “World Central Kitchen”. The name of the aid organization whose employees died in an airstrike on the car convoy in Gaza. This is shown by videos and pictures from on site. Seven aid workers from Australia, Great Britain and Poland, as well as a man with US-Canadian citizenship and a Palestinian, killed during the humanitarian mission. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called his army’s attack an unintentional “tragic incident.” The aid organization World Central Kitchen under star chef José Andrés described it as unforgivable.
Source: Stern
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