Three British aid workers were killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) has said.
Nationals from Poland and Australia were also killed, as well as a dual citizen of the US and Canada – and a Palestinian who was driving the car they were all travelling in.
The volunteers were employed by WCK, a non-governmental organisation which provides food for displaced Palestinians.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged that Israeli forces were responsible for the airstrike, saying there was a “tragic incident of an unintended strike of our forces on innocent people in the Gaza Strip”.
He added: “It happens in war, we check it to the end, we are in contact with the governments, and we will do everything so that this thing does not happen again.”
His comments came after Lord Cameron said news of the airstrike on the WCK aid workers is “deeply distressing”.
Writing on the X social media platform, he added: “British Nationals are reported to have been killed, we are urgently working to verify this information and will provide full support to their families.
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“These were people who were working to deliver life-saving aid to those who desperately need it.
“It is essential that humanitarian workers are protected and able to carry out their work.
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“We have called on Israel to immediately investigate and provide a full, transparent explanation of what happened.”
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