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Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on the deaths of aid workers in Gaza from Israeli air raids

Published: April 2, 2024, 9:31 p.m.

Widespread shock and calls for an investigation after seven aid workers were killed in Gaza by Israeli air raids. \xa0

World Central Kitchen is suspending its aid operations and has turned around a ship carrying 240 tonnes of food which had been heading to Gaza. \xa0

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admits that Israel responsible for the attack but says this happens in war.\xa0

US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking that the Biden Administration has been in direct contact with Israel about this.\xa0

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has said that you shouldn\u2019t have a situation where people who are simply trying to help their fellow human beings are themselves at grave risk.\xa0

Arnold said that Jos\xe9 Andr\xe9s, the founder of the aid group, said that they coordinated the shipment with Israeli defence forces before the attack, and is now urging Israeli authorities to \u201cstop restricting aid\u201d.\xa0

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