Seven aid workers from the World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israeli military strike Monday as they were delivering food to starving civilians in Gaza.
The Israel Defense Forces said the incident is being investigated, that the strike was a "grave mistake" and that it did not intend to harm the aid workers.
The group included a Palestinian (Saifeddin Issam Ayad Abutaha), an Australian (Lalzawmi "Zomi" Frankcom), a Pole (Damian Sobol), a dual US-Canada national (Jacob Flickinger) and three Brits (John Chapman, James Henderson and James Kirby).
"These are the heroes of WCK," the organization's CEO Erin Gore said in a statement revealing their identities. "These 7 beautiful souls were killed by the IDF in a strike as they were returning from a full day's mission. Their smiles, laughter, and voices are forever embedded in our memories."
The World Central Kitchen, headquartered in Washington, DC, has provided meals to disaster-struck regions and communities around the world since its founding by chef José Andrés in 2010. It is one of the few aid organizations delivering desperately needed food in Gaza, where 2.2 million people do not have enough to eat and where aid agencies warn half of the population is on the brink of starvation and famine under Israel's siege.
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