RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – Several aid agencies have suspended operations in Gaza after Israel struck three vehicles clearly marked with the logo of the World Central Kitchen charity, killing seven.
There were three British men among the dead. They were carrying food from a warehouse to people in Gaza, which is said to be on the brink of famine.
Ships carrying aid to Gaza from Cyprus have turned back because safety of delivery cannot be guaranteed. Interviewed on LBC, Christian Aid’s head of Middle East policy and advocacy, William Bell, sent his condolences, condemned the attack and repeated calls for a ceasefire: “This is another reminder of the indiscriminate and serious threat posed by airstrikes and demonstrates the fallacy of there being anything such as safe zones in Gaza”.
Israel said the attack was “tragic and unintentional”.