Doctors Without Borders, the humanitarian medical organization, rejected Israel's claim today, Thursday, that the airstrike which killed seven relief workers in Gaza was an "unfortunate incident." They stated that many humanitarian workers have previously been attacked.
The Secretary-General of Doctors Without Borders, Christopher Stokes, said at a press conference in Geneva: "We reject the narrative that it was an unfortunate incident." He emphasized, "We do not accept that because what happened to World Central Kitchen and what is happening to convoys and shelters associated with Doctors Without Borders is part of the same pattern of deliberate attacks on humanitarian workers, health workers, journalists, UN staff, schools, and homes."
He added, "We have been saying this for weeks; this pattern of attacks is either deliberate or an indication of incompetence coupled with negligence." Seven employees from the "World Central Kitchen" organization, which provides food assistance in crisis and conflict areas, were killed when their convoy was bombed on Monday night shortly after unloading 100 tons of food supplies brought to the Palestinian sector by sea.
