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Gaza aid workers press on, shaken by lethal Israeli strike on convoy

Headline from Christian Science Monitor, on the newest of 3 developments

As international aid agencies pull back in Gaza after the drone strike on a World Central Kitchen convoy, a heavier burden falls on local humanitarian workers. Their determination to save lives helps them persevere.

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  1. Family and friends recall dedication of World Central Kitchen aid workers killed in Gaza

    Headline from WDTN Dayton ·

  2. Israel aid strike revives fears of food as a "weapon of war"

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  3. Newest

    Gaza aid workers press on, shaken by lethal Israeli strike on convoy

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  1. Voice of America

    World Central Kitchen convoy attacked in Gaza (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    An aid convoy from the World Central Kitchen is attacked in Gaza leaving seven dead. The Iranian embassy in Damascus is attacked and a top military official is killed. Shelling continues in Kharkiv, and a new look at the U.S. and NATO as election season ramps up.

  2. Al Jazeera

    What is World Central Kitchen, whose team was attacked by Israel in Gaza? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The NGO has provided food aid in some of the world’s biggest disasters and conflicts, from Haiti to Ukraine.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Seven foreign aid workers killed in Gaza airstrike – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The World Central Kitchen says that seven of its staff members have been killed "in an IDF attack." The Israel Defense Forces says it is "conducting a thorough review" following the incident.

  4. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    Strike in Gaza kills seven aid workers unloading food (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    Wyoming Tribune Eagle's feed description

    A US-based charity said Tuesday it was pausing its Gaza aid operations after seven of its staff were killed in a "targeted Israeli strike" as they unloaded desperately needed food

  5. New York Times

    What We Know About the Strike That Killed 7 Aid Workers (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Aid workers with World Central Kitchen were killed when their convoy came under fire overnight, according to the aid organization and Palestinian health officials in Gaza.

  6. Truthout

    DC-Based Aid Group Pauses Gaza Operations After Israeli Strike Kills 7 Workers (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    World Central Kitchen has collected and delivered hundreds of tons of food to Gaza in recent weeks.

  7. WCNC

    World Central Kitchen charity halts Gaza operations after apparent Israeli strike kills 7 workers (opens WCNC)

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    WCNC's feed description

    The food charity, founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, said it was immediately suspending operations in the region.

  8. NBC News

    World Central Kitchen says Israeli strike kills 7 workers, halts aid operations; IDF says it will probe the 'tragic' incident (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The disaster relief charity World Central Kitchen said Tuesday that seven of its aid workers were killed in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip, placing the future of aid deliveries to the Palestinian enclave in peril.

  9. NBC Chicago

    World Central Kitchen pauses Gaza aid after saying foreign workers killed in Israeli strike; international leaders demand accountability (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    “This is not only an attack against WCK, this is an attack on humanitarian organizations showing up in the most dire of situations,” the charity’s CEO...

  10. Fox10 Phoenix

    7 World Central Kitchen workers among victims of deadly Israeli airstrike in Gaza (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    World Central Kitchen, the food charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, has suspended operations in the Gaza region after an apparent Israeli airstrike killed seven members of their team on Monday.

  11. Local News 8

    Foreigners among World Central Kitchen staff killed in Israeli strike, Gaza authorities and aid group say (opens Local News 8)

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    By Abeer Salman, Caitlin Stephen Hu, Muhammad Darwish and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Foreign nationals were among seven aid workers killed in an Israeli military strike as they were delivering food to starving civilians in Gaza, according to non-profit group World Central Kitchen and authorities in th…

  12. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Gaza medical officials say Israeli strike kills 4 foreign aid workers, driver after delivering food (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    An apparent Israeli airstrike killed four international aid workers with the World Central Kitchen charity, founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, and a...

  13. KCEN Waco

    World Central Kitchen charity halts Gaza operations after Israeli airstrike kills 7 workers (opens KCEN Waco)

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    KCEN Waco's feed description

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged that the country’s forces had carried out the “unintended strike ... on innocent people.”

  14. KYMA Yuma

    Seven World Central Kitchen workers killed in Gaza (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    World Central Kitchen (WCK) says seven of its aid workers, including an American citizen, were killed when their convoy was hit by an Israeli air strike on Tuesday.

  15. Wyoming Public Media

    World Central Kitchen pauses Gaza operations after workers killed in airstrike (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The international food charity World Central Kitchen announced early Tuesday that it was pausing aid operations after it said an Israeli airstrike killed seven of the organization's workers in Gaza.

  16. Digital Journal

    Aid workers killed in strike on Gaza (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    A food aid organisation said an Israeli strike killed several of its workers in the besieged Gaza Strip on Monday, with the health ministry in the

  17. NBC News

    What World Central Kitchen does and why the attack that killed 7 volunteers in Gaza matters (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The U.S.-based nonprofit group was thrust unwillingly into a tragic spotlight Monday when seven of its aid workers operating in Gaza were killed by an Israeli airstrike.

  18. WFMZ Allentown

    With famine looming, aid group halts food delivery in Gaza after Israeli strike kills 7 workers (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Some of Israel’s closest allies, including the United States, have condemned the deaths of seven aid workers who were killed by airstrikes in Gaza — a loss that prompted multiple

  19. The Republic

    Aid group says Israeli strike kills 7 of its workers in Gaza, including foreigners (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An apparent Israeli airstrike killed six international aid workers with the World Central Kitchen charity and their Palestinian driver, the aid group said Tuesday, as they were delivering food from its latest shipment to Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of Palestini…

  20. Quartz

    Aid organizations suspend operations in Gaza after World Central Kitchen workers' deaths (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    Several humanitarian aid organizations have suspended operations in Gaza after an Israeli airstrike killed seven World Central Kitchen workers

  21. Washington Examiner

    International aid workers killed by Israeli strike in Gaza (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    An Israeli air strike allegedly killed several aid workers on Monday who had been providing assistance to the besieged Gaza Strip, according to nonprofit group World Central Kitchen.

  22. CBS News

    7 World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by Israeli airstrike in Gaza (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    "Unfortunately, in the last day there was a tragic case of our forces unintentionally hitting innocent people in the Gaza Strip," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

  23. NPR

    Workers with World Central Kitchen are reported killed in airstrike in Gaza (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The strike comes as aid groups are desperately trying to find more ways to deliver food and other assistance to Gaza amid a worsening humanitarian crisis.

  24. Time

    The World Central Kitchen Aid Workers Killed in Gaza (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    7 members of the World Central Kitchen group—a nonprofit founded by José Andrés—were killed by an Israeli airstrike. This is who they were.

  25. CBS News

    World Central Kitchen suspends food aid to Gaza after 7 aid workers killed by apparent Israeli airstrike (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    An apparent Israeli airstrike killed seven aid workers with World Central Kitchen, leading the charity to halt delivery of vital food aid to Gaza.

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