A memorial service for the seven aid workers was held at Washington National Cathedral in the US.
The seven World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by Israeli airstrikes represented the “best of humanity”, Jose Andres, the celebrity chef who founded the organisation, told mourners who gathered on Thursday to honour the dead.Speaking at the memorial service at Washington National Cathedral, Mr Andres said there was no excuse for the killings and he called for an investigation.
They were Palestinian Saifeddin Issam Ayad Abutaha; Britons John Chapman, James Kirby and James Henderson; dual US-Canadian citizen Jacob Flickinger; Australian Lalzawmi Frankcom and Polish citizen Damiam Sobol. He said Mr Henderson had taught first aid in Ukraine and was an avid rugby player. He said Mr Kirby, known to friends as Kirbs, was driven to help people in need. And he said a town in Turkey had named a street after Mr Sobol, in honour of his work there after an earthquake.
“I know we all have many unanswered questions about what happened and why. There is no excuse for these killings,” Mr Andres told mourners, demanding an investigation. “The official explanation is not good enough.” The deaths intensified demands from the administration and others that Israel’s military change how it operates in Hamas-controlled Gaza to spare aid workers and Palestinian civilians in the territory who are facing a humanitarian crisis and desperately need aid from relief organizations as the UN warns of looming famine.
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