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Tributes paid to killed aid staff as more charities pause Gaza work - BBC News Tributes paid to killed aid staff as more charities pause Gaza work - BBC News
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The family of killed aid worker Lalzawmi "Zomi" Frankcom say she would be "heartbroken" if her death stopped aid reaching people in Gaza. Insaf Abbas
Frankcom, an Australian national, was one of seven aid workers for charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) killed in an Israeli strike on their convoy on Monday. BBC News
Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, her family said the deaths "should never have happened" and "the
lives of humanitarian workers should always be protected". A friend of James Kirby, one of the three British men killed in Gaza, has told the BBC that seeing the suffering of the people in Gaza would have "made him want to do something immediately".
Several aid groups, including WCK, have suspended their operations in Gaza in response to Monday's strike. Mark Townsend served with James in Afghanistan in 2011, and they quickly became close friends.
“Zomi would be heartbroken if this incident, "I did numerous patrols with him. I was a medic and taught him advanced first aid, which he used many times both in Afghanistan and beyond.
as tragic as it is, prevented aid from being given to those in need," the family adds. "No matter how tired at the end of a patrol, he always made sure everyone was safe and well before thinking about himself," he says.
Mark says he had a tear in his eye when a friend, who also served with them both in Afghanistan, sent him a link to news of James's death.
"James's heart was the biggest part of his body. The suffering that people are obviously going through in Gaza would have made him want to do something immediately.
"He was a team leader, extremely professional, and extremely kind," he adds.
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