“We are all consumed with anger, regret and sorrow,” Andres said.
A hero, a husband, a problem solver, a sister and a soccer player are just a few of the ways Chef José Andrés described the World Central Kitchen workers on Thursday who were killed earlier this month in Gaza in an Israeli airstrike.
Andrés honored the workers during an hourlong service at Washington, D.C.’s National Cathedral, a site where funerals and memorial services have been held for past presidents and Supreme Court justices. Second gentleman Doug Emhoff attended the memorial, representing the Biden administration. Andrés praised each worker during his remarks while taking a moment to pause and try to hold back tears while speaking about Frankcom, who he described as the “heart of World Central Kitchen.”
On April 1, the seven workers were killed in Gaza after an Israeli strike against a convoy from World Central Kitchen, an aid organization led by Andrés that provides meals to civilians suffering from hunger due to conflicts.an “unintentional” Israeli airstrike killed “innocent people” in Gaza, adding that “we will do everything so that this thing does not happen again.” Days later, the Israeli military dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others.
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