Former World Central Kitchen boss says charity had informed Israel of its movements
The former boss of World Central Kitchen says the killing of seven workers in an Israeli airstrike “makes no sense” as the charity had been keeping Israeli forces updated on its movements.
Nate Mook, who worked as WCK chief executive for five years, said the situation is “hard to believe”.
“Most of us still can’t wrap our heads around it. It just seems so surreal. I’ve talked to many of [Lalzawmi “Zomi” Frankcom]’s friends and former colleagues and… we sort of are living in this collective disbelief right now,” he told Sky News with Mark Austin.
Mr Mook acknowledged that the conditions in Gaza were dangerous but said the WCK team had communicated their movements to the Israelis.
“They were coordinating with the Israelis, they were keeping as safe as possible… for something like this to happen, it just makes no sense,” he said.
On how the incident could have happened, Mr Mook said he didn’t want to speculate.
“Right now we’re trying to remember [the workers]. These are people, these aren’t just numbers and statistics,” he said.
The former charity boss said Australian “Zomi” Frankcom was an “incredible individual” with a “big heart”, while he described Damian Sobol, who was Polish, as “such a sweet individual”.
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