Ships leave Gaza with humanitarian aid without unloading after Israeli attack on NGO WCK

The flotilla with humanitarian aid for Link returned to its base in Cyprus with much of its cargo undelivered, following the Israeli attack in which seven humanitarian workers from the NGO World Central Kitchen (WCK) died on Monday, sources from the operation told EFE this Tuesday.

Before the attack, they managed to land around 100 of the 400 tons transported by this second mission of the maritime aid corridor to Gaza, which left Cyprus last Saturday, in which WCK, founded by Spanish chef José Andrés, and the NGO Open Braços participated. .

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Previously, World Central Cuisine had announced that it would immediately suspend its operations in the region and that it would soon make decisions about the future of its activity.

The NGO has been working for five months Linkduring which he distributed tens of millions of meals among the population of Gaza.

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At the moment, the ships are already on their way to Cyprus, as confirmed to EFE by Laura Lanuza, head of communications at the Spanish NGO Open Arms, but without adding further details at this time.

“This is not just an attack on the WCK, but also against humanitarian organizations that intervene in the most terrible situations, in which food is used as a weapon of war. It’s inexcusable,” said Erin Gore, CEO of World Central Kitchen, in a statement.

This NGO also ensured that the attacked team moved to a de-escalation zone in vehicles duly marked with the emblem of the WCKand that their movements were coordinated with Israeli forces.

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In turn, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus, Constantinos Kombos, assured this Tuesday in a press conference that the attack took place 12 kilometers from the aid landing zone, on the coast of Gaza, and that the humanitarian workers were killed . warehouses after finishing the work shift.

“We don’t know why this happened, how it happened“What was the reason, whether there was an error or not, that is what we are trying to clarify but, understandably, at this moment we are thinking about the victims, thinking about WCK”, said the minister.

Kombos assured that WCK suspended its operations out of respect for the victims and to review security protocol.

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On March 12, WCK and Open Arms inaugurated a corridor to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza by sea to alleviate the famine caused by the blockade and Israeli punitive attacks on attacks by the Islamic group Hamas that left more than 1,100 people dead on October 7. fatalities.

In these reprisal actions, 32,900 people died, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health, controlled by Hamas.

Source: Elcomercio

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