{"id":2211348,"date":"2024-04-02T12:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T16:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-demands-investigation-into-israeli-airstrike-that-killed-seven-aid-workers\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T12:10:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T16:10:24","slug":"blinken-demands-investigation-into-israeli-airstrike-that-killed-seven-aid-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-demands-investigation-into-israeli-airstrike-that-killed-seven-aid-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinken calls for inquiry into Israeli airstrike that claimed seven aid workers&#8217; lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblinken-demands-investigation-into-israeli-airstrike-that-killed-seven-aid-workers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2211348&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>U.S. officials have called for a thorough investigation into\u200c the \u200cIsraeli\u2063 Defense Forces airstrike that killed seven\u2063 World Central\u200d Kitchen workers in Gaza. Secretary of State Antony Blinken highlighted the need to protect humanitarian\u2063 workers, emphasizing a growing concern for \u200btheir \u200csafety in\u2064 conflict zones. The incident has sparked controversy,\u2064 with allegations that aid workers have been \u200btargeted in the conflict.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>U.S. officials have demanded a \u201cthorough [and] impartial investigation\u201d of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israel\">Israel<\/a> Defense Forces airstrike that killed seven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/2948804\/international-aid-workers-killed-israeli-strike-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"World Central Kitchen\">World Central Kitchen<\/a> workers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"World Central Kitchen\">Gaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe victims of yesterday\u2019s strike join a record number of humanitarian workers who have been killed in this particular conflict,\u201d Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antony-blinken\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Antony Blinken\">Antony Blinken<\/a> told reporters in Paris. \u201cThey have to be protected. We shouldn\u2019t have a situation where people who are simply trying to help their fellow human beings are themselves at grave risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/2948804\/international-aid-workers-killed-israeli-strike-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"INTERNATIONAL AID WORKERS KILLED BY ISRAELI STRIKE IN GAZA\"><strong>INTERNATIONAL AID WORKERS KILLED BY ISRAELI STRIKE IN GAZA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>&#8220;We shouldn&#8217;t have a situation where people who are simply trying to help\u2026are themselves at great risk.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Secy. of State Blinken has urged Israel to carry out a &#8220;swift, thorough, and impartial&#8221; investigation into an airstrike that killed 7 World Central Kitchen aid workers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FNSLdlIG3m\">pic.twitter.com\/FNSLdlIG3m<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 CBS News (@CBSNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSNews\/status\/1775170521136550136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Israel has faced pressure throughout the war with Hamas to allow greater quantities of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. Israeli officials maintain that they allow as much aid as is practical without furnishing supplies that will be seized by Hamas, but the IDF strike on Monday has stoked anger and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/palestinians-say-israeli-strike-kills-4-foreign-aid-workers-driver-after-food-delivery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"allegations\">allegations<\/a> that Israeli forces have targeted aid workers as part of a policy of denying food to the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>World Central Kitchen aid workers from Australia, Poland, the United Kingdom, and the Palestinian territories and a dual citizen of the United States and Canada were killed in the strike, while the group is now pausing its operations to discuss the \u201cfuture of our work,\u201d the organization said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite coordinating movements with the IDF, the convoy was hit as it was leaving the Deir al-Balah warehouse, where the team had unloaded more than 100 tons of humanitarian food aid brought to Gaza on the maritime route,\u201d the group\u2019s statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday [World Central Kitchen] lost several of our sisters and brothers in an IDF air strike in Gaza,\u201d World Central Kitchen founder Jose Andres <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chefjoseandres\/status\/1774947232539644286?s=46&#038;t=EnjZ-KDp9EcZ7QsRxmwlag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>. \u201cI am heartbroken and grieving for their families and friends and our whole WCK family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IsraeliPM_heb\/status\/1775126290451898738?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">acknowledged<\/a> on Tuesday \u201ca tragic case of our forces unintentionally hitting innocent people in the Gaza Strip\u201d and said that officials would \u201cdo everything so that this thing does not happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The IDF said it is \u201cconducting a thorough review at the highest levels to understand the circumstances of this tragic incident.\u201d IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said on Tuesday he had spoken with Andres to express the military\u2019s condolences.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. officials urge a full and fair inquiry into the Israel Defense Forces airstrike that tragically ended the lives of seven World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking in Paris, emphasized that the victims are part of a growing number of humanitarian workers lost in this conflict<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3018,"featured_media":2211349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24082294513642.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2211348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24082294513642.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2211348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2211349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2211348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2211348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2211348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}