Europa Press Madrid
Madrid
Updated Tuesday, April 2, 2024-02:57
Spanish chef
José Andrés,
founder of the NGO
World Central Kitchen,
has asked Israel to "stop the indiscriminate killings" after the
death of at least five humanitarian workers
from his organization in a
bombing by the Israeli Army
against his vehicle in the Gazan governorate of Deir al Balah.
"World Central Kitchen today lost several of our sisters and brothers in an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) airstrike in Gaza. I am heartbroken and saddened for their families and friends and for our entire WCK family. (.. .)
The Israeli Government must put an end to this indiscriminate killing,"
the chef published on his account on the social network X, formerly Twitter.
"These are people (angels) I served with in Ukraine, Gaza, Turkey, Morocco, Bahamas, Indonesia. They are not faceless people... they are not nameless people," he added.
Furthermore, he has urged the Israeli authorities to "stop restricting humanitarian aid" to the enclave, to stop "killing civilians and aid workers" and to "stop using food as a weapon." "No more loss of innocent lives. Peace begins with our shared humanity. It has to start now," added the chef.
These statements have come after Palestinian media have published information about the death of at least five World Central Kitchen workers. Among the deceased are
a British citizen, a Polish citizen and an Australian citizen,
without further details being given so far, according to the Palestinian newspaper 'Filastín'.
For its part, the NGO has acknowledged the deaths, ensuring that it is a "tragedy" and that humanitarian workers "should never be a target."
The members of World Central Kitchen were in the Palestinian enclave in the context of the
humanitarian mission initiated together with the NGO Open Arms
to establish a maritime humanitarian corridor between Cyprus and the Strip in the face of the enormous difficulties faced by operations for the entry of aid by land.