The White House said it was “outraged” by the killing of seven humanitarian workers in Gaza, hit by mistake by the Israeli armed forces. President Joe Biden spoke with the founder of the NGO WCK (World Central Kitchen), the Spaniard Josè Andres, to which the victims belonged. White House spokeswoman Karine Jean Pierre said the president was “heartbroken” by the incident and that he would reaffirm to Israel the need for “humanitarian workers to be protected.”
For its part, the UK Foreign Ministry summoned the Israeli ambassador to London: of the seven operators killed, three were British. “I have called for a swift and transparent investigation, shared with the international community, and full accountability,” Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Andrew Mitchell said in a statement after meeting with the Israeli ambassador in London.
In the evening, Israeli President Isaac Herzog apologized for the airstrike. Herzog said he spoke to Andres to express his “deep sorrow and sincere apologies for the tragic loss of life.”