Food charity pauses Gaza work after car carrying staff hit by Israeli strike

The foundation World Central Kitchen (WCK) has said it is pausing its operations successful Gaza aft a conveyance carrying its unit members was deed by an Israeli aerial strike.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the people of the onslaught had taken portion successful the 7 October attacks connected Israel, and was presently employed by the WCK.

WCK said it was "heartbroken to share" that a conveyance carrying unit had been deed and it was seeking much details, though added it had "no knowledge" that anyone successful the car had ties to the 7 October attacks.

Palestinian state-run quality bureau Wafa reported that 5 radical were killed successful the onslaught successful Khan Younis, confederate Gaza, connected Saturday, with 3 of them WCK employees.

They included the manager of WCK's kitchens successful Gaza, the bureau added.

Pictures circulating connected societal media showed a achromatic saloon car by the broadside of a road, partially burned-out and with its extortion caved in.

Video filmed wrong a mortuary besides showed a fig of charred possessions - including a laptop, clothing, and and ID badge - bearing the WCK logo.

In a statement, the IDF said it had "struck a conveyance [carrying] a violent that took portion successful the murderous 7 October massacre".

It said the antheral had taken portion successful an onslaught connected the kibbutz of Nir Oz, though added that it was "not imaginable to nexus the violent to a circumstantial abduction attempt".

"The violent was monitored for a portion by IDF quality and was struck pursuing credible accusation regarding his existent clip location," it said.

It said the onslaught was connected a “civilian unmarked vehicle” whose question had “not been coordinated for transporting aid”.

It went connected to request "clarifications and an urgent investigation" from WCK and the planetary assemblage "regarding the hiring of workers who took portion in... violent enactment against Israel".

The connection from WCK said it was "heartbroken to stock that a conveyance carrying World Central Kitchen colleagues was deed by an Israeli airstrike successful Gaza".

"At this time, we are moving with incomplete accusation and are urgently seeking much details," it said.

"World Central Kitchen had nary cognition that immoderate idiosyncratic successful the conveyance had alleged ties to the October 7th Hamas attack".

It added that it would beryllium pausing its enactment successful Gaza.

"Our hearts are with our colleagues and their families successful this unimaginable moment," it said.

In April, 7 WCK workers, including 3 British information staff, were killed successful an Israeli strike connected an assistance convoy, prompting wide condemnation and a impermanent halt to the charity's operations.

The IDF aboriginal admitted "grave mistakes" had been made and sacked 2 elder officers.