‘If the United States threatened to suspend aid, maybe my son would be alive today,’ John Flickinger told the US secretary of state
Sandy Leclerc and Jacob Flickinger with their son, Jasper. Flickinger was one of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers unloading food from their vehicles when they were killed by Israeli airstrikes on 1 April 2024 in Gaza.Sandy Leclerc and Jacob Flickinger with their son, Jasper. Flickinger was one of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers unloading food from their vehicles when they were killed by Israeli airstrikes on 1 April 2024 in Gaza.
Flickinger said Blinken did not pledge any new policy actions but said the Joe Biden White House had sent a strong message to Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, that the relationship between the United States and Israel may change if the Israel Defense Forces do not show more care for the fate of civilians in Gaza.
In addition to Jacob Flickinger, three British nationals, an Australian, a Polish national and a Palestinian were killed in the strikes. The elder Flickinger said his son knew going to Gaza was risky, but he discussed it with family members and volunteered in hopes of helping Palestinians in Gaza that aid groups say face imminent famine.
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