The Commission requested an investigation into the Israeli strike in Gaza that killed 7 NGO workers

The Commission has requested a thorough investigation into the Israeli strike on Gaza that killed 7 workers of the American NGO World Central Kitchen that provides humanitarian aid in the region. Ursula von der Leyen called for an investigation but did not name the person responsible for the tragedy, unlike Josep Borrell, who has long accused Israel of mishandling the Middle East. In a post on Platform X, the president of the Commission said the following: “I pay tribute to the workers of World Central Kitchen who lost their lives in Gaza. World Central Kitchen is a critical partner in alleviating the suffering of the people of Gaza, including by channeling food through the Sea Corridor. My deepest condolences to their families and friends.” For his part, the head of European diplomacy wrote in a post on the same platform: “I pay tribute to the World Central Kitchen staff members who were killed in an Israeli airstrike […]
Source: News Beast

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