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World Central Kitchen drone strikes
Part of Israel–Hamas war
LocationDeir al-Balah, Gaza Strip,
Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories
Date1 April 2024
TargetThree World Central Kitchen cars
Attack type
Drone strikes
Deaths7
InjuredUnknown
PerpetratorsIsraeli Defense Forces

The World Central Kitchen massacre[1] occurred on 1 April 2024, when targeted Israeli drone strikes killed seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers, who were travelling in three of the WCK's cars in the Gaza Strip.[2][3] The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) accepted responsibility for the killings, stating that their drone operators fired three missiles at the WCK's cars, destroying the cars one by one, despite some surviving aid workers transferring between the cars in an attempt to escape.[4] The attack occurred in spite of WCK having coordinated their plans for the night with the IDF, both parties have acknowledged.[4][5]

The workers had been overseeing the transfer of a shipment of food from a makeshift jetty to a warehouse[4] in the northern Gaza Strip, which has been "pushed to the brink of famine" by Israel's siege and blockade during the Israel–Hamas war.[6] The attack occurred three days after a unanimous ICJ ruling (in the ongoing genocide convention case) ordered Israel to ensure the unhindered flow of aid into Gaza.[7] While driving in Deir al-Balah, a convoy of three WCK cars was fired on multiple times over 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) by an Israeli drone.[8] Survivors of the first strike alerted the IDF, moving to the next car, which was then hit by a second missile. The wounded were then carried to a third vehicle, which was in turn struck by a further missile.[9][10] All seven aid workers were killed, and their bodies were sent to Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital where they were declared dead.

International reaction was unanimously negative to the event.[11] The attack led the World Central Kitchen to pause its operations in the Gaza Strip, and was condemned by countries around the world. The Israeli military claimed responsibility for the incident, saying it was unintentional. World Central Kitchen founder, Spanish chef José Andrés, has said Israel attacked the convoy "systematically" and "deliberately".[12] WCK called for an independent, third-party investigation into the attacks including whether they were carried out intentionally or otherwise violated international law.[13][14] Other humanitarian and aid organizations operating in the Gaza Strip also suspended their operations after the attack.[15] Statements made by the Israeli ambassador in Poland on the incident led to a diplomatic spat between the two countries.[16]

The event led to widespread allegations from political scientists, commentators, and genocide scholars that Israel is deliberately using starvation as a weapon of war, which is a war crime.[11] Australia, Qatar, United States, Vatican City, the European Union, and many other polities condemned Israel for the attack. Additionally, Pope Francis called for peace in Gaza and prayed for an end to the Israeli-Hamas War.[17]

Background

On 27 October 2023 Israel invaded the Gaza Strip in response to the 7 October attacks by Hamas.[18] A severe humanitarian crisis has developed since the start of the invasion with healthcare in a state of collapse and shortages of food, clean water, medicine and fuel caused by the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip.[19][20] The Gaza Strip has had limited humanitarian aid allowed through Israeli controlled checkpoints which has exacerbated the crisis.[21] The drone strikes came hours after the WCK charity brought a shipload of 100 tonnes food from Cyprus to the northern Gaza Strip.[6][22]

In March 2024, experts, such as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, warned that Gaza might already be experiencing famine; while Jeremy Konyndyk, the president of Refugees International, stated that "large-scale famine mortality" would soon begin.[23] Widespread civilian deaths in Gaza and the initial 7 October attack have led to accusations of war crimes against Israel and Hamas.[24] There have been a number of reported attacks on civilian aid seekers and workers, with more than 173 UNRWA staff killed by Israeli forces during the Israel–Hamas war.[25]

There has been rhetoric by Israeli politicians against the distribution of aid in Gaza. Giora Eiland, a retired Major General, wrote that: “In order to make the siege effective, we have to prevent others from giving assistance to Gaza.”[26] His words were quoted by the South African delegation at the ICJ.[27]

Three days before the killings the International Court of Justice (ICJ) had ruled unanimously that Israel must enable the unhindered flow of aid into Gaza and act "without delay" to allow the "provision... of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance".[7]. In the ruling the ICJ said Gaza was "no longer facing only a risk of famine" but "famine is setting in" and that, according to UN observers, 31 people, including 27 children, had already died of malnutrition and dehydration.[7] This ruling was in response to the ordered provisional measures in the case of South Africa v. Israel of violating the Genocide Convention, where South Africa had filed a second request for additional measures, requesting the court to order additional emergency measures to require that Israel provide humanitarian assistance to address starvation and famine in Gaza.

Incident

On 1 April 2024, targeted Israeli drone strikes killed seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers, who were travelling in three of the WCK's cars in the Gaza Strip.[2][3] Sky News estimates that the strikes occurred between 10.30 and 11 pm.,[28] Since the wreckages of the cars were around 2.5 km (1.6 mi) apart, The Washington Post reported that this indicated that some of the cars were able to continue driving after the attack began, and Financial Times concluded that the cars were "hit separately".[29][30]

World Central Kitchen said that it had coordinated its movements with the Israeli Defense Force when the convoy was hit.[31] WCK said the strike occurred in spite of vehicle logos and "coordinating movements" with Israeli forces in the "deconflicted zone".[32]

Haaretz described that after a drone missile hit one World Central Kitchen car, some of this car's passengers boarded another World Central Kitchen car, which "continued to drive and even notified the people responsible that they were attacked, but, seconds later", this car was also hit by a drone missile; finally the third car picked up some of the wounded from the second car, then a third drone missile struck the third car.[33]

Victims

Seven people were killed, they were recovered by the Palestine Red Crescent Society in a "challenging operation" and taken to Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah.[34] The victims were seen wearing protective gear showing the charity's logo. They were taken to Abu Yousef al-Najjar Hospital in southern Gaza to be evacuated to Egypt.[35][36]

Among the seven World Central Kitchen aid workers were confirmed British, Australian, Polish, Palestinian and dual American-Canadian nationals.[6][25][37] The three British victims worked for Solace Global, a security company based in Poole, Dorset, England.[38]

The casualties included:

  • Saif Abu Taha (Saifeddin Issam Ayad Abutaha), a 26-year-old Palestinian local from Rafah, who had worked as a driver for WCK since the start of the year.[36][39]
  • Damian Soból, a 35-year-old Polish national from Przemyśl.[40] Soból has worked with the WCK since 2022, engaging in relief efforts in Russian-invaded Ukraine.[41] In February 2023, he traveled to earthquake-stricken Elbistan in Turkey with aid.[41] In September 2023, he helped earthquake victims in Morocco.[41] He then helped Gaza refugees in Egypt and then in Gaza itself.[41]
  • Lalzawmi "Zomi" Frankcom, a 43-year-old Australian national.[42][39]
  • James Henderson, a 33-year-old British national who had served in the Royal Marines, he was a private security contractor with Solace Global.[39][43]
  • John Antony Chapman, a 57-year-old British national who had served in the Royal Marines, he was a private security contractor with Solace Global.[39][43]
  • James Kirby, a 47-year-old British national.[44] He was a former soldier and a private security contractor with Solace Global.[39]
  • Jacob Flickinger, a 33-year-old dual Canadian-American citizen from Quebec. He was a former soldier in the Canadian Armed Forces as an infantryman in the Royal 22nd Regiment.[45][42]

Investigations

The Israeli government quickly accepted responsibility for the strike,[46] with prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying it was "unintentional".[47]

On the 5th of April, edited footage of the attack was shown to reporters, but it did not show the moment the convoy was struck. The complete video has not been released publicly.[48]

Bellingcat analyzed the car wreckage and concluded that the vehicles bore "the hallmarks of a precision strike by inert or low-yield missiles", thus confirming that an "Israeli airstrike" was responsible as "only the IDF has the capability to conduct" precision strikes in the local area.[8] The first targeted car was geolocated at 31.4118, 34.3231;[coord 1] while the second was geolocated 800 meters (0.5 mi) away at 31.4168, 34.3290;[coord 2] and the third at 31.4005, 34.3115[coord 3] around 1,600 meters (1.0 mi) away from the first vehicle.[8] The first two locations of the vehicles were on a road identified by the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) as being an "Accessible Road for Humanitarian Aid," while the third was in a field immediately next to this road.[8] Bellingcat further concluded that it was "likely" that the World Central Kitchen markings on at least one of the car roofs "would have been visible from above when the strike was carried out".[8]

Al-Jazeera Sanad analyzed "open-source information, witness testimonies, and images from the site", concluding that the Israeli Defense Forces' attacks were "intentional", having "targeted three vehicles belonging to WCK, one at a time", with the damage to the second and third cars "suggesting that the cars were targeted from the air".[49] The WCK markings on the cars led Al-Jazeera Sanad to conclude that WCK "were in compliance and there had been prior coordination between WCK and the Israeli army about the movements".[49] An eyewitness to the first strike, Hasan al-Shorbagi, said that the injured from the first strike were transferred to a second armoured car to continue travelling.[49]

The BBC cited two weapons experts analyzing the car wreckages to conclude that the cars were likely struck by drone missiles.[50] The BBC's own analysis of the distance between the three vehicles indicated that multiple strikes occurred.[50] In contrast to Bellingcat, the BBC's assessment, based on drone footage, was that the stickers on the roof of the World Central Kitchen vehicles, with the charity's logo, were likely not visible to the drone operator at night.[4]

CNN reported that the Israeli attack "appears to have consisted of multiple precision strikes", citing a weapons researcher stating that the result "seems consistent with munitions deployed" by drones.[51]

Haaretz quoted one Israeli defense source as saying that "the units in the field decide to launch attacks without any preparation, in cases that have nothing to do with protecting our forces."[33] Further citing Israeli defense sources, Haaretz reported that the destroyed cars "were clearly marked on the roof and sides" as belonging to the World Central Kitchen, and had "travelled along a route preapproved and coordinated with the IDF", but "the war room of the unit responsible for security of the route ordered the drone operators to attack", due to "suspicion that a terrorist was travelling with the convoy"; the supposed terrorist was "an armed man" in the aid truck being escorted by the cars to a food warehouse in Deir al-Balah; the cars had left the aid truck behind at the warehouse, and the "armed man did not leave the warehouse", but Israeli strikes from an Elbit Hermes 450 drone were still ordered on the cars.[33]

IDF investigation

The IDF investigation was led by Major General (ret.) Yoav Har-Even and on 4 April 2024 reported their initial investigatory findings regarding the incident.[4] The IDF admitted that the WCK did coordinate their plans for the night with the IDF, but claimed that internally within the IDF, these plans were not communicated to the IDF's operational forces.[4][5] The IDF further admitted to killing the aid workers, stating that IDF drone operators fired three missiles at the WCK's cars, destroying the cars one by one between 23:09 to 23:13, despite some surviving aid workers transferring between the cars in an attempt to escape.[4]

WCK rejected the IDF's investigation as lacking credibility, with the WCK’s founder, José Andrés, saying in a statement that: "The IDF cannot credibly investigate its own failure in Gaza. It’s not enough to simply try to avoid further humanitarian deaths, which have now approached close to 200. All civilians need to be protected, and all innocent people in Gaza need to be fed and safe. And all hostages must be released."[52]

The Guardian reported that the investigation was hurriedly completed and that it had failed to answer important questions including why Israeli commanders violated their military's operational rules, and why the soldiers were unaware that humanitarian cars were operating in the area with Israeli permission. It further added that the investigation's findings will likely to renew skepticism over the Israeli military's decision-making processes, as aid groups, human rights organisations and Palestinians have repeatedly accused Israel of reckless firing, which Israel denies.[52]

Aftermath

Effects on humanitarian efforts in Gaza

Humanitarian and aid organizations operating in the Gaza Strip suspended their operations after the attack.[15] Among them are Anera and Project Hope with Anera's media relations officer Steve Fake stating that “The blatant nature of the attack on WCK’s convoy has proven that aid workers are currently under attack,”.[53] Due to the strike, WCK aid ships going to Gaza, carrying 240 tons of aid have returned to Cyprus, citing safety concerns.[54]

Reaction from the bereaved families

The family of Zomi Frankcom has called for an investigation and possible charges of war crimes.[55] The parents of Jacob Flickinger called his death a "crime", they rejected Israel's apology, requested an independent investigation and for the US to cease providing military aid to Israel while they use "food as a weapon".[56]

Diplomatic fallout

Israel's ambassador to Poland Yacov Livne, a few hours after the shelling of the WCK convoy, made several posts on social media, rejecting accusations of committing a war crime made by Deputy Speaker of the Polish Sejm Krzysztof Bosak.[57][58] He also recalled an incident in the Polish Sejm when Bosak's party MP Grzegorz Braun extinguished Hanukkah menorah.[58] He ended his statement by saying that anti-Semites will always remain anti-Semites.[58] The ambassador's statement sparked outrage. Polish President Andrzej Duda described it as "not very fortunate and, in short, outrageous," while Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he did not approve of the way the ambassador spoke about the shelling of the convoy and that he expected words of apology.[58] The ambassador was summoned to the Polish Foreign Ministry on 5 April 2024, where he met with Deputy Minister Andrzej Szejna.[59] According to the deputy minister, Ambassador Livne apologized for the incident.[59]

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong spoke with their equivalents in Israel following the attack. Albanese told Netanyahu that Australians were outraged by the death of an Australian citizen in the attack.[60] Albanese later stated that he regarded Netanyahu's description of the attack as being "unintentional" and "something that happens in war" as unsatisfactory.[61] On 5 April the Australian Government stated that the Israeli government "hasn't yet satisfied" its expectations for an investigation, and that it would appoint a special adviser with responsibility for ensuring that the investigation meets Australia's expectations. The Australian Government has also stated that all evidence relating to the attack must be preserved.[61] On 6 April Wong stated that she and Minister for Defence Richard Marles had written to their Israeli equivalents calling for further action to be taken against the individuals responsible for the attack.[62]

Dismissal and reprimands of IDF officers

The IDF has dismissed a major who led the fire support team, as well as a colonel who was a brigade chief of staff.[4] The IDF also reprimanded the Southern Command divisional commander, brigade commander and general in charge.[4]

Reactions

World Central Kitchen

José Andrés (left), founder of the World Central Kitchen. (Photo taken in Ukraine 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine)

José Andrés, the founder of the World Central Kitchen charity, wrote that: "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."[25] He called on Israel to stop "indiscriminate killing. It needs to stop restricting humanitarian aid, stop killing civilians and aid workers, and stop using food as a weapon."[63]

In a separate statement Andrés said: "The air strikes on our convoy were not just some unfortunate mistake in the fog of war. It was a direct attack on clearly marked vehicles whose movements were known by the IDF."[64] Andrés made another video statement in which he accused the IDF of systematically and deliberately targeting aid workers with the intention of killing every one in the convoy. He demanded a neutral entity above the IDF conduct the investigation.[65]

WCK chief executive Erin Gore said in a statement: "This is not only an attack against WCK, this is an attack on humanitarian organizations showing up in the most dire of situations where food is being used as a weapon of war. This is unforgivable."[66] Gore continued: "We — World Central Kitchen and the world — lost beautiful lives today because of a targeted attack by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)."[30]

Israel

An Israeli military source told army radio that the attack was "the worst Israel has seen in the war."[66] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the attack as a tragic incident where Israeli forces unintentionally hit innocent people.[67] The IDF said in a statement that it is "conducting a thorough review at the highest levels to understand the circumstances of this tragic incident."[68] The IDF eventually took responsibility and apologized, saying that the Israeli attack was "a mistake that followed a misidentification, at night".[69]

Hamas

Hamas condemned the drone strikes in a statement and urged the international community to take action: "This crime once again confirms that the occupation continues its policy of deliberate killing of innocent civilians, international relief teams, and humanitarian organizations, in its efforts to terrorize those working in them and prevent them from carrying out their humanitarian duties."[68]

International

Pope Francis condemned the attack and called for peace in Gaza.[17]

Other countries, officials and organizations that denounced the attack include: the European Commission, Iran, Jordan, the United Nations's emergency relief chief Martin Griffiths, Norwegian Refugee Council, Open Arms, who were delivering food with WCK, Scotland, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and World Food Programme Chief Cindy McCain.[70]

  •  Australia − Prime minister Anthony Albanese commented the Australian citizen's death as "completely unacceptable", and that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) had requested an explanation from the Israeli ambassador.[42] DFAT stated that it was seeking from the Israeli government "a thorough and expeditious review".[71]
  •  Belgium − Foreign minister Hadja Lahbib stated that "Aid workers do essential work and must be protected, just like civilians," also adding that "too many of them are victims of the conflict in Gaza".[72]
  •  Canada − Foreign minister Mélanie Joly called for a full investigation into the attack.[73]
  •  China − China said it was "shocked" and denounced the Israeli attack; Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin stated that "China opposes all acts that harm civilians, damage civilian facilities, and violate international law,"[74]
  •  Cyprus − The Foreign Ministry called for a "swift and conclusive" investigation and said that international and humanitarian law is "absolute,"[25] adding that "Humanitarian aid workers must always be respected and protected."[75]
  •  Egypt − The Foreign Ministry stated that the killings were "blatant" violations of international law and called for a full investigation into the attack.[76]
  •  European Union Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell said: "I condemn the attack and urge an investigation. Despite all the demands to protect civilians and humanitarian workers, we see new innocent casualties." He continued: "This shows that the [UN Security Council] resolution asking for an immediate ceasefire, full humanitarian access and a reinforced protection of civilians must be immediately implemented."[30] Janez Lenarčič, the European Commissioner for Crisis Management, said on X: "I condemn yet another deadly attack on humanitarian workers in #Gaza. This must stop. Now. #ceasefire"[77]
  •  Ireland − Foreign and defense minister Micheál Martin said that he was "Appalled by the deaths of humanitarian workers in an Israeli strike, killed providing life-saving aid to the people of Gaza."[78]
  • Islamic Relief − The humanitarian group condemned the attack and said that it is "outraged by yet another deadly attack on humanitarian workers".[79]
  • Norwegian Refugee Council − secretary general Jan Egeland shared his condolences over the killings, stating that "Nowhere else are so many aid workers killed,".[80]
  •  Poland − President Andrzej Duda expressed his feelings of deep sorrow over the death of the volunteers, and also stated that "this tragedy should never have happened and must be investigated".[81] Foreign minister Radosław Sikorski expressed condolences for the Polish citizen's death, and said that he personally asked for "urgent explanations" from the Israeli ambassador.[37] After the Israel's ambassador to Poland was summoned to the Polish Foreign Ministry for a series of controversial responses against the accusation of the drone strikes, he was summoned to the Foreign Ministry. (See #Diplomatic fallout section.) The Polish side demanded the ambassador to participate in the Przemyśl district prosecutor's office for the investigation, full access to information, and the payment of compensation to Soból's family.[59] Poland also called for respect for the March 25 UN Security Council resolution, which calls for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and for humanitarian convoys to Gaza not to be blocked.[59]
  •  Qatar − The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it "strongly condemns" the attack and considers it as a "shocking crime, in violation of international and humanitarian laws".[82]
  •  Scotland − First minister Humza Yousaf called for an immediate end to arms sales from the UK to Israel, saying "The civilian death toll is intolerable, as is the killing of humanitarian workers who deliver vital aid to Palestinians facing starvation and violence at the hands of this Israeli government. By not stopping arms sales to Israel, the UK is in danger of being complicit in the killing of innocent civilians."[83]
  •  Spain − Prime minister Pedro Sánchez said he was "expecting and demanding an explanation from the Israeli government" for the deaths of the seven aid workers. Prior to that in a statement on X (formerly Twitter} he said he was "horrified" by the attacks.[84] After the explanations given by the IDF and Prime Minister Netanyahu, Sánchez deemed them "completely unacceptable and insufficient".[85]
  •  United Arab Emirates − The Foreign Ministry condemned the deaths of the seven people, held Israel responsible and called for an investigation into the attack.[86] The UAE also paused their aid to Gaza after the attack.[87]
  •  United Kingdom − Foreign minister David Cameron called on Israel to provide a transparent explanation for the attack,[88] while Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was "shocked and saddened" by the killing of at least one British volunteer during the attack.[78] The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office summoned the Israeli ambassador.[89]
  •  United States − President Joe Biden condemned the attack, saying that he was "outraged and heartbroken", criticizing Israel for having "not done enough to protect aid workers trying to deliver desperately needed help to civilians", while stating that the "United States has repeatedly urged Israel to deconflict their military operations against Hamas with humanitarian operations, in order to avoid civilian casualties".[90]
  •  Vatican City − Pope Francis condemned the attack by Israel and called for peace in Gaza and Ukraine.[17][91]

See also

Geolocations

  1. ^ 1st strike：31°24′42″N 34°19′23″E / 31.4118°N 34.3231°E / 31.4118; 34.3231
  2. ^ 2nd strike：31°25′00″N 34°19′44″E / 31.4168°N 34.3290°E / 31.4168; 34.3290
  3. ^ 3rd strike：31°24′02″N 34°18′41″E / 31.4005°N 34.3115°E / 31.4005; 34.3115

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