“I am disgusted and devastated by the death of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers, including one American, in Gaza yesterday. They provided food to hungry civilians in the middle of a war. They were brave and selfless. Their death is a tragedy“- wrote the US president in a statement.
Death of volunteers in the Gaza Strip. Joe Biden reacts
Joe Biden he stressed that the investigation announced by Israel into the case must be carried out quickly, the results announced publicly, and those responsible should be held accountable. He also emphasized that Monday's shelling of aid workers “is not an isolated incident” and that the current conflict is one of the worst in recent times in terms of the deaths of aid workers.
“That's the main reason why the distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza is so difficult “because Israel is not doing enough to protect aid workers trying to deliver desperately needed aid to civilians,” Biden said.
He added that Israel is also not doing enough to protect civilians, even though the United States has repeatedly urged Israel to develop a mechanism to distinguish between operations Hamasu from humanitarian activities. He also promised that The US will continue to provide aid to the Palestinians by all available means.
Attack on a diplomatic mission in Damascus. The US points to Israel's guilt
“I will continue to press Israel to do more to make this aid possible. And we are pushing hard immediate ceasefire as part of the hostage agreement,” the US president declared.
Joe Biden also mentioned that on Tuesday he had a conversation with WCK founder Jose Andres, whom he knows personally. He said he offered his condolences and expressed support for his “relentless and heroic efforts to provide food to hungry people around the world.”
In turn, the deputy spokeswoman Pentagon Sabrina Singh referred to the air attack on the consulate at a press conference Iran in Damascus. Among those killed were: seven members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, including two generals of the elite Quds unit in Syria. When asked whether, according to the official assessment of the US authorities, Israel was responsible for this strike, Singh replied: – This is our assessment.
It also strongly denied that the US was involved in the attack. – United States did not carry out any attack in Damascus, emphasized the Pentagon's deputy spokeswoman and asked journalists to “talk to the Israelis about their attack.”
Gaza Strip. Attack on a humanitarian aid convoy. A Polish volunteer is dead
People died in an Israeli attack in the Gaza Strip on Monday seven humanitarian workers World Central Kitchen. The incident occurred while workers were delivering desperately needed food aid that had arrived in the Gaza Strip a few hours earlier by ship from Cyprus.
Citizens are among the dead Australia, Polish i Great Britain and one person with American-Canadian citizenship. The Palestinian driver was also killed. The Israeli authorities confessed to be killed, claiming that it was due to the incorrect identification of WCK employees.
Founded in 2010 by renowned American chef Jose Andres, World Central Kitchen provides food aid around the world and prepares meals for people in need. The organization said last month that it had served more than 42 million meals in Gaza in 175 days. WCK informed that suspended its operations in the region.
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