AMMAN Tuesday, April 02, 2024 (WAFA) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez today called on Israel to provide urgent explanations regarding the brutal airstrike that resulted in the killing of seven humanitarian aid workers from World Central Kitchen last night in the Gaza Strip.
"I called on the Israeli government to provide clarifications as soon as possible about this brutal attack," Sanchez said after visiting the Palestinian refugee camp in Jabal al-Hussein, north of the Jordanian capital.
US-based aid group World Central Kitchen confirmed in a press statement that seven of its team members were killed in a targeted attack by the Israeli military tanks and warplanes.
The organization called on Israel to stop “this indiscriminate killing” in Gaza.
It further stressed that among the victims were citizens "from Australia, Poland, the United Kingdom, a citizen holding dual American and Canadian citizenship, and a Palestinian."
Since the start of the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip on October 7, the organization has actively participated in relief operations, involving in distributing food meals to civilians in the Strip.
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