5 help staff from Chef José Andrés‘ World Central Kitchen had been killed in Gaza throughout an alleged Israeli airstrike Monday … this in response to a number of stories.
The superstar chef’s humanitarian staffers — who labored for his nonprofit, World Central Kitchen, which is stationed in Gaza rendering meals and help to Palestinians — died after their automobile was struck within the war-torn area.
World Central Kitchen didn’t determine the employees who had been misplaced within the airstrike, however did declare the staffers died “while working to support our humanitarian food delivery efforts in Gaza.” WCK additionally alleged their staff had been taken out throughout an Israeli Protection Forces assault.
The non-profit added … “This is a tragedy. Humanitarian aid workers and civilians should NEVER be a target. EVER.”
José shared WCK’s assertion to his personal account on X Monday night, and penned his personal tribute to the fallen help staff.
He wrote … “I am heartbroken and grieving for their families and friends and our whole WCK family. These are people…angels…I served alongside in Ukraine, Gaza, Turkey, Morocco, Bahamas, Indonesia. They are not faceless…they are not nameless.”
At the moment @WCKitchen misplaced a number of of our sisters and brothers in an IDF air strike in Gaza. I’m heartbroken and grieving for his or her households and buddies and our entire WCK household. These are individuals…angels…I served alongside in Ukraine, Gaza, Turkey, Morocco, Bahamas, Indonesia. They… https://t.co/rM3xbsiQ1Q
— Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 (@chefjoseandres) April 1, 2024
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Chef Andres provides, “The Israeli government needs to stop this indiscriminate killing. It needs to stop restricting humanitarian aid, stop killing civilians and aid workers, and stop using food as a weapon. No more innocent lives lost. Peace starts with our shared humanity. It needs to start now.”
In response to the information, the IDF mentioned they’re conducting an intensive overview into the scenario, calling the casualties a “tragic incident.”
WCK groups mobilize throughout Gaza day by day to distribute meals to displaced Palestinians. Our 60+ kitchens in southern and central Gaza are cooking a whole bunch of 1000’s of meals every day like this mujadara, a comforting dish of rice, lentils, and caramelized onions. #ChefsForThePeople pic.twitter.com/zHF3oVlKCJ
— World Central Kitchen (@WCKitchen) April 1, 2024
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The assertion continued … “The IDF makes extensive efforts to enable the safe delivery of humanitarian aid, and has been working closely with WCK in their vital efforts to provide food and humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza.” In line with Al Jazeera, the WCK staffers are the primary help staff to be killed within the Israel-Hamas battle.
World Central Kitchen has over 60 kitchens stationed throughout southern and central Gaza so as to assist feed these impacted by the warfare. The org states they’ve offered over 43 million meals to Palestinians dealing with hunger amid the continued battle.