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The European Union condemns the attack and killing of the World Central Kitchen (WCK) non-governmental organization staff in the Gaza Strip, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Tuesday (2 April).
"I pay tribute to the World Central Kitchen staff members killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza. I condemn the attack and urge an investigation. Despite all the demands to protect civilians and humanitarian workers, we see new innocent casualties," Borrell said.
Earlier in the day, the WCK staff was traveling "in a deconflicted zone" in two armored cars branded with the organization's logo, and a soft skin vehicle, the statement read. The humanitarian convoy was attacked as it left the Deir al-Balah warehouse, despite coordinating its movements with the IDF, where the team had unloaded more than 100 tonnes of food aid brought to Gaza by sea, the statement said.
The seven killed staff members were from Australia, Poland, the United Kingdom, a dual citizen of the United States and Canada, and Palestine, the statement added. Later, the WCK said it had suspended its operations in the Gaza Strip after the deadly strike.
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