aral,
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World Central Kitchen is devastated to confirm seven members of our team have been killed in an IDF strike in Gaza.

Despite coordinating movements with the IDF, the convoy was hit

This is not only an attack against WCK, this is an attack on humanitarian organizations showing up in the most dire of situations where food is being used as a weapon of war. This is unforgivable

The seven killed are from Australia, Poland, UK, US, Canada, and Palestine.

https://wck.org/news/gaza-team-update

javi,

This is not even went first time Israel bombs clearly labeled vehicles from humanitarian orgs: early this year they bombed a convoy of doctors without borders cars that were evacuating people to the safe zone defined by the IDF. And then a tank fired at the DWB offices

Mogleg,
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hko,
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@aral linking to an archived version of a related Hebrew-language article in Haaretz, for reference:

https://archive.ph/WQwru#selection-1033.0-1039.354

This article seems to quote official sources saying that the WCK group was the target of three successive drone strikes, over the course of minutes.

aral,
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@hko “According to security sources, after the first missile hit, the passengers tried to switch to another vehicle and were attacked a second and third time.”

Bloody hell.

Uraael,

@aral @hko Evil in its purest form.

antanicus,
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@aral @hko totally not a targeted, planned attack

RockyC,
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@aral One only needs to look at the territory maps from 1967 and today to see that Israel has become the very monster it sought to destroy.

Israel can fuck right off. Shame on my country for sending them so much aid over the decades.

airwhale,
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@aral

> "Despite coordinating movements with the IDF, the convoy was hit"

Or was it BECAUSE of coordinating with the IDF? Giving them the exact time and location of where to hit? I'm leaning toward a strong "probably" on this...

tooheymatthew,
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@aral Condolences to you on the loss of your colleagues and to their families and friends.
This is a war crime.

aral,
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@tooheymatthew Hey Matthew, I don’t work there but yes, it is a war crime.

tooheymatthew,
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@aral Oh, my mistake.

aral,
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@tooheymatthew No worries :)

finche,

@aral

Sorry again for me interfering here.

Maybe we should tell it an accident rather than an attack. For an attack is a willful action to harm and destroy something.

To my knowledge this wasn't the case here do we are better up to wait on the report of IDF which is looking in the case.

aral,
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@finche Go away. You disgust me.

adritheonly,
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@aral
Isn't that against the Geneva Convention? This is despicable!

aral,
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@adritheonly Quick! Someone tell the US! (Oh, right, sorry, I forgot this genocide is a team effort.)

adritheonly,
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@aral
Sigh... I know, but the more people who shout the truth, the more attention this gets. BTW I'm South African and don't believe in the US bandage.

aral,
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@adritheonly Indeed. I’m just venting my general frustration.

💕

adritheonly,
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@aral
I can only imagine how you must feel at this moment.

aral,
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@adritheonly It’s nothing compared to how the Palestinian people must feel.

zleap,
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@aral

We need to start to use the word MURDERED (and yes in capitals) in situations such as this.

peterbutler,
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@aral Terribly sad and depressing :(

chuksawa,
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@aral Goodness, so sad to read this.
Rest in peace.

aral,
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@chuksawa Alongside the over 31,000 other people murdered by Israel – including over 13,000 children – in its ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people.

Miro_Collas,
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@aral
A few westerners are murdered by Israel, the the uproar is massive (rightly). Hundreds of Palestinians slaughtered, some buried alive at Al Shifa, and that seems to generate far less uproar.

So thanks for that post.

@chuksawa

Infoseepage,
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@aral World Central Kitchen is VERY clear in identifying themselves with large logo clothing with their organization spelled out as well as vehicles similarly branded.

Saw one person criticize how much money they were spending on signage, clothing, branded tarps, tarps, etc. instead which should be spent on food. I had to tell them it was so they wouldn't get shot.

I have a hard time believing they were anything but intentionally targeted.

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