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Israel-Gaza latest news: British aid worker killed in Gaza was genuine gentleman, say family - BBC News British aid worker killed in Gaza will be remembered as a hero, say family - BBC News
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The family of James Kirby - one of the three British nationals killed in the Israeli air strike in Gaza - have paid tribute to him: Yolande Knell
Despite the risks, his compassionate nature drove him to offer assistance to those in dire need. A genuine gentleman, James was always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone, even in the face of senseless violence. James lost his life trying to save others, he will never know what a void he has left, our family will never be the same. Middle East correspondent
They say they are "incredibly proud of who James was and what he achieved". In terms of exactly what happened, we know that this was a precise strike on
this convoy of three vehicles, two of them armoured and bearing on their roofs
the large, distinctive saucepan logo of World Central Kitchen (WCK).
This team had just left a warehouse, where they had been unloading 100
tonnes of food aid that had just arrived by sea.
The Israeli military is claiming that this was a mistake resulting from poor
co-ordination between troops in the field and aid organisation
officials. But there are big questions about what went wrong.
Israel’s prime minister said “this happens in war” and that “a thorough
inquiry” was being conducted to prevent a recurrence.
But there are some Israeli media reports - such as in Haaretz newspaper –
suggesting that this also shows there was also poor discipline with officers and
soldiers violating regulations and orders.
There is now growing
international pressure for better mechanisms so that humanitarian workers can
operate effectively and safely.
Some Gazans have woken up wondering how they are going to feed
their children today without WCK - they had 67 kitchens across
Gaza, serving some 350,000 people a day but those operations are now suspended.
When it comes to the maritime route bringing in aid from Cyprus, there is
now an awful situation where some 240 tonnes of desperately needed food
supplies are being sent back to Larnaca port.
WCK had
only offloaded one barge from a four-vessel flotilla which had just arrived off
the coast of Gaza when they came under attack. For now, there is nobody
else who can bring that aid in by sea.
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