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British aid worker killed in Gaza will be remembered as a hero, say family - BBC News British aid worker killed in Gaza will be remembered as a hero, say family - BBC News
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Nick Eardley More now from Harding.
Political correspondent He says the three British men's roles were to "to ensure that the convoy follows its safety procedures, that it stays on the correct route, and indeed to be on hand should anything untoward occur".
The UK foreign secretary says an investigation into the deaths of aid workers in Gaza must happen "very, very quickly". He adds that the men would have also worked to "remove people from immediate danger" in the event that the convoy came under fire.
Speaking in Brussels, Lord Cameron says he welcomes Israel pledging a full, urgent and transparent inquiry. He also says World Central Kitchen are “extremely
He spoke to his Israeli counterpart, Israel Katz, after the death of three UK citizens. experienced” and have a “long history of successful activities of this kind”.
Lord Cameron says that Katz had talked about getting more aid into Gaza - including up to 500 trucks a day. Asked what information the charity would have given the
"We've been promised these things before - this really needs to happen," Lord Cameron says. Israeli military to minimise the chances of a strike on the convoy, he says: “They
He adds that the UK would watch "very closely" to ensure aid workers could travel safely around Gaza. have been liaising very closely with all the interlocutors in the area to ensure
that the correct protocols were followed and all information was known.”
He says aid organisations "will be looking very closely at what happened".
"Those who are willing to continue to operate in this way will be making sure they put as many risk control measures in place as possible to minimise risk," he adds.
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