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Killing of 5 Foreign Aid Workers from the World Central Kitchen

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cherryjamontoast · 01/04/2024 23:33

I've just seen on social media graphic videos of 5 dead aid workers from Australia, Austrian and British. The WCK are the people responsible for the ships coming into Gaza at the Jetty to distribute food. This was the second ship that departed from Cyprus a few days ago. Once arriving at the jetty they had to distribute the food. They were targeted in an armoured vehicle in Deir el Balah by the IDF. Its now being pick up by the press.Very sad.

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Stormwalker · 18/08/2024 09:30

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TakeMe2Insanity · 08/08/2024 16:57

Its awful.

Scirocco · 08/08/2024 16:47

EasterIssland · 08/08/2024 15:52

another aid worker from wkc was killed yesterday. He was Palestinian so probably why there hasn’t been as much outrage as the previous Time

https://x.com/WCKitchen/status/1821309782189601005

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un

EasterIssland · 08/08/2024 15:52

another aid worker from wkc was killed yesterday. He was Palestinian so probably why there hasn’t been as much outrage as the previous Time

https://x.com/WCKitchen/status/1821309782189601005

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https://x.com/WCKitchen/status/1821309782189601005

Efacsen · 30/05/2024 08:59

WCK completely withdrew from Rafah yesterday - they were providing hot food and I'm sure will be greatly missed by the people who will now go hungry

EasterIssland · 13/05/2024 20:59

Another aid worker killed

Killing of 5 Foreign Aid Workers from the World Central Kitchen
10UsernamesNotAvailableTryAnotherOne · 27/04/2024 05:10

Nelson Mandela's grandson, Mandla Mandela, was suspended from Twitter just when the Freedom Flotilla was about to set off. Very suspicious. Probably to stop him from being able to broadcast if anything happens to/on the Freedom Flotilla.

https://twitter.com/QudsNen/status/1783061318230041022
https://twitter.com/Megatron_ron/status/1783947774427365425

https://twitter.com/QudsNen/status/1783061318230041022

EasterIssland · 27/04/2024 00:24

https://freedomflotilla.org/2024/04/26/un-experts-demand-safe-passage/

UN experts demand safe passage for Freedom Flotilla’s humanitarian mission to Gaza

EasterIssland · 25/04/2024 23:22

Parkingt111 · 25/04/2024 22:07

@EasterIssland I just saw that. How incredibly sad, his 7 year old son was also killed when they were bombed in Rafah. The supposed safe zone that many Palestinians were forcibly displaced to.

Will the politicians around the world criticise Israel as much as they did a month ago? Or are they getting used to it

Parkingt111 · 25/04/2024 22:07

@EasterIssland I just saw that. How incredibly sad, his 7 year old son was also killed when they were bombed in Rafah. The supposed safe zone that many Palestinians were forcibly displaced to.

Efacsen · 25/04/2024 13:03

Okay thanks @EasterIssland

Guess we'll have to wait and see what happens

EasterIssland · 25/04/2024 09:36

Efacsen · 25/04/2024 08:09

I'm sorry I don't understand what you mean

Not having a plan to safely land and distribute the food aid seems a significant omission in terms of feeding hungry people

Or maybe they are planning to drop it overboard and hope the tide brings it in?

Or is this to show how difficult it is to get aid into Gaza [by sea] and how unhelpful/ obstructive the IDF are not to actually feed anyone?

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I can’t see any information about the plan but all their comments seem to point at your latest point. Can’t they use the same plan as wkc had.?
Israel is trying to block them not to go ahead and getting ready to block them reaching Gaza.

Efacsen · 25/04/2024 08:09

PeasfullPerson · 24/04/2024 20:23

I think that’s part of the point of even attempting it.

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I'm sorry I don't understand what you mean

Not having a plan to safely land and distribute the food aid seems a significant omission in terms of feeding hungry people

Or maybe they are planning to drop it overboard and hope the tide brings it in?

Or is this to show how difficult it is to get aid into Gaza [by sea] and how unhelpful/ obstructive the IDF are not to actually feed anyone?

Efacsen · 25/04/2024 07:59

A memorial at the National Cathedral in Washington on Thursday will honour the seven World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza earlier this month.

José Andrés, the chef and philanthropist behind the Washington-based World Central Kitchen disaster relief group, is expected to speak at the celebration of life service, Associated Press reports.

The Biden administration said that Douglas Emhoff, husband of vice-president Kamala Harris, and US assistant deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell would be among senior administration figures attending.

PeasfullPerson · 24/04/2024 20:23

Efacsen · 24/04/2024 11:46

Sounds very dangerous - the IDF were actually supporting/helping WCK with building the jetty/unloading the aid/taking it to the distribution warehouse - these people have to deal with the complete reverse situation if they even make it to Gaza

Sad
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I think that’s part of the point of even attempting it.

EasterIssland · 24/04/2024 17:08

Sorry for the derail on the thread @cherryjamontoast I’m happy to create a new thread just for flotilla if you’d rather this was left for wkc. I feel the flotilla one might not end well

EasterIssland · 24/04/2024 16:57

Their web doesn’t say how long or where will it arrive and how to provide the aid

Parkingt111 · 24/04/2024 16:25

Does anyone know how long it will take the flotilla to reach Gaza once it sets sail?
It is extremely dangerous considering what happened to those in the last flotilla who set sail from Turkey

EasterIssland · 24/04/2024 13:36

Nelson Mandela grandchild joins freedom flotilla

https://twitter.com/QudsNen/status/1783061318230041022

Efacsen · 24/04/2024 11:46

EasterIssland · 24/04/2024 11:30

I’m not 100% sure. I think they’d like to do the same as wkc did. They’re departing from turkey

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Sounds very dangerous - the IDF were actually supporting/helping WCK with building the jetty/unloading the aid/taking it to the distribution warehouse - these people have to deal with the complete reverse situation if they even make it to Gaza

Sad
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