Celebrity chef Jose Andres told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday that an Israeli attack that killed seven of his food aid workers in Gaza had targeted them "systematically, car by car."
Speaking in a video interview, Andres said the World Central Kitchen (WCK) charity group he founded had clear communication with the Israeli military, which he said knew his aid workers' movements.
"This was not just a bad luck situation where ‘oops’ we dropped the bomb in the wrong place," Andres said.
"Even if we were not in coordination with the (Israel Defense Forces), no democratic country and no military can be targeting civilians and humanitarians."
The aid workers were killed when their convoy was hit shortly after they oversaw the unloading of 100 tons of food brought to Gaza by sea. Israel's military expressed "severe sorrow" over the incident and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it unintentional.
Andres said there may have been more than three strikes against the aid convoy. He said he was supposed to be in Gaza with his team but for different reasons "wasn't able to go back again to Gaza."
Israel's military expressed "severe sorrow" over the incident and Prime Minister Netanyahu called it unintentional.
At least 196 humanitarian workers have been killed in Gaza since October, according to the United Nations, and Hamas has previously accused Israel of targeting aid distribution sites.
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@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
Should the international community have a role in ensuring the safety of humanitarian aid workers, and if so, what actions can they take?
@9LB8G2V2yrs2Y
yes they should take the action of removing them from the allied forces. if the usa proceeds to support israel after this the truth will be open and clear about who are frauds and who are not. Government officials are getting used like a dog by israel and its companies AIPAC. Israel wated to remove tiktok and ban it for one reason only. its the truth thats spreading accross tiktok that people wouldnt dare say on twitter but what happened to free speech. the government says " **** you! israel is our owners and we bark for money and we are frauds." honestly isnt it clear already banning tiktok and appearantly making it look like a childs app.We need artificial government officials At this point. sorry for the mispelling im too lazy to correct it but youll understand this anyway.
@9LB6NGN2yrs2Y
I dont have really an opinion on this topic, both should be responsible for the mass genocide and both should be held equally responsible.
I follow conservative media closely and there doesn’t seem to be any concern from this.
Even from the “all lives are precious, we must ban IVF” types.
Some will say, “War is Hell,” which is from General Sherman not St Augustine.
Israel is committing genocide and starving an entire population to death. Is there a definition of evil that goes does not encapsulate what Israel is doing???
Seems like an apt theory to me. Is Israel not already starving the Palestinians in Gaza? Did they not know the location and purpose of the WCK convoy well before striking it THREE TIMES?
Israel is caught in a horrid dilemma partly of their own making. The rise in antisemitism is disgusting and frightening but the attack from Gaza and the response from Israel shows how both parties are destroying each other.
@Activ1stLouieGreen2yrs2Y
We all know the story of some accident on a dark road is nonsense. The only question is how high up authorization for this perfidy came from, or whether it was even considered special and not routine.
Israeli reporter, Barak Ravid doesn’t think it was an accident. He thinks the IDF currently is undisciplined:
@Lobby1stRichieForward2yrs2Y
I've been watching the IDF in action since shortly after the 7 Oct massacre, and this seems in keeping with how the war is being run. Israel is intentionally depriving the Gaza population of food and water. This seems consistent.
Bibi is corrupt to core, israel needs sound leadership interested in human rights, for safety of israelis & for country itself. Bibi playing dangerous game killing aid workers, he's stepped far over line of criminal intent. He doesnt care about hostages
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