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A World Central Kitchen barge loaded with food arrives off the Gaza coast, where there is risk of famine after five months of Israel's military campaign. Reuters
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Relatives and friends mourn Saif Abu Taha, a worker with World Central Kitchen who was killed when Israeli strikes hit the NGO's vehicles in Gaza, during his funeral in Rafah. AFP
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The wreckage of a car used by aid group World Central Kitchen that was hit by an Israeli strike in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza. AFP
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World Central Kitchen workers gather around the bodies of their colleagues after they were transferred to Al Najjar Hospital in Rafah, southern Gaza. EPA
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United Nations staff members inspect one of the World Central Kitchen vehicles hit by the deadly Israeli strike. AFP
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World Central Kitchen suspended operations in Gaza after seven of its staff were killed in the Israeli air strike. Reuters
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The team was killed while travelling through a deconflicted zone in armoured vehicles branded with the WCK logo. EPA
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The group's car was hit after leaving a warehouse in Deir Al Balah, despite co-ordinating its movements with the Israeli military. EPA
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The Israeli military said it was conducting a thorough review at the highest levels to understand the circumstances of this 'tragic' incident. Reuters
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Clothes of members of the NGO are seen inside their destroyed car on Al Rashid road in the Gaza Strip. EPA
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Australian Lalzawmi Frankcom, left, was among the WCK employees killed in the strike. Reuters
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The uniform of a woman WCK employee who was killed in Israeli air strike in Deir Al Balah. EPA
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Employees of World Central Kitchen mourn after their colleagues were killed in the Israeli air strike. Reuters
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A man displays blood-stained British, Polish, and Australian passports after the Israeli air strike that killed WCK workers, including foreigners, in Deir Al Balah. AP
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A World Central Kitchen barge loaded with food arrives off the Gaza coast, where there is risk of famine after five months of Israel's military campaign. Reuters
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Relatives and friends mourn Saif Abu Taha, a worker with World Central Kitchen who was killed when Israeli strikes hit the NGO's vehicles in Gaza, during his funeral in Rafah. AFP
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The wreckage of a car used by aid group World Central Kitchen that was hit by an Israeli strike in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza. AFP
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World Central Kitchen workers gather around the bodies of their colleagues after they were transferred to Al Najjar Hospital in Rafah, southern Gaza. EPA
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United Nations staff members inspect one of the World Central Kitchen vehicles hit by the deadly Israeli strike. AFP
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World Central Kitchen suspended operations in Gaza after seven of its staff were killed in the Israeli air strike. Reuters
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The team was killed while travelling through a deconflicted zone in armoured vehicles branded with the WCK logo. EPA
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The group's car was hit after leaving a warehouse in Deir Al Balah, despite co-ordinating its movements with the Israeli military. EPA
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The Israeli military said it was conducting a thorough review at the highest levels to understand the circumstances of this 'tragic' incident. Reuters
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Clothes of members of the NGO are seen inside their destroyed car on Al Rashid road in the Gaza Strip. EPA
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Australian Lalzawmi Frankcom, left, was among the WCK employees killed in the strike. Reuters
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The uniform of a woman WCK employee who was killed in Israeli air strike in Deir Al Balah. EPA
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Employees of World Central Kitchen mourn after their colleagues were killed in the Israeli air strike. Reuters
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A man displays blood-stained British, Polish, and Australian passports after the Israeli air strike that killed WCK workers, including foreigners, in Deir Al Balah. AP
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A World Central Kitchen barge loaded with food arrives off the Gaza coast, where there is risk of famine after five months of Israel's military campaign. Reuters