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"We were outraged to learn of an IDF (Israel Defense Forces, ed) strike that killed a number of civilian humanitarian workers yesterday from the World Central Kitchen," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters during a briefing at the White House. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden called celebrity chef Jose Andres to express his condolences after an Israeli strike killed seven aid workers from his World Central Kitchen group in Gaza, the White House says. Biden "conveyed he will make clear to Israel that humanitarian aid workers must be protected," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters during a briefing. SOUNDBITE
Military aircrafts parachute food aid into Gaza City, a day after 18 people were killed in stampedes or drowned in the Mediterranean Sea as they were rushing towards aid packages. Hamas has urged an end to the airdrops and called for stepped-up road deliveries instead. The United States said it would keep airdropping humanitarian supplies while also pushing for more overland deliveries. IMAGES
Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid arrive from the south of the Gaza Strip to the Kuwait roundabout in Gaza City. Trucks are then seen waiting to pass to the northern Gaza Strip in coordination with the Israeli army. IMAGES
Military cargo planes airdrop humanitarian aid over the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from the Israeli border, amid a gruelling humanitarian crisis that has pushed much of the territory to the brink of starvation. IMAGES
Parachutes carrying humanitarian aid fall from the sky after a drop in northern Gaza, seen from Israel. Gaza's deadliest war showed no signs of abating as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan has begun amid a gruelling humanitarian crisis that has pushed much of the territory to the brink of starvation. IMAGES
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