Poland's foreign ministry confirmed on Tuesday that a Polish national who was a volunteer with the non-profit World Central Kitchen was killed in Gaza.
"We express our sincerest condolences to the family of the volunteer who provided aid to the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip," the Polish Foreign Ministry said in a post on social media. "Poland does not agree with the lack of compliance with international humanitarian law and the protection of civilians, including humanitarian workers," the ministry said.
The volunteer, Damian Soból, was from the Polish town of Przemyśl, according to the town's mayor.
Soból is among at least seven aid workers who were killed in an Israeli military strike while delivering food to civilians in Gaza, according to World Central Kitchen and authorities in the enclave. Those killed include a dual US-Canada national, as well as people from Australia, Poland, the United Kingdom, and a Palestinian, according to the non-profit.
Poland's Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said he had "personally" asked the Israeli Ambassador to Poland Yacov Livne for "urgent explanations."
"He assured me that Poland would soon receive the results of the investigation into this tragedy," Sikorski said, adding Poland's Ministry of Justice has opened its own investigation.
The Israel Defense Forces said it was “conducting a thorough review” of the incident.