UAE FM Sheikh Abdullah condoles victims of World Central Kitchen attack in Gaza

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, sent cables of condolence to Penny Wong - Australian Foreign Minister, Radoslaw Sikorski - Foreign Minister of the Republic of Poland, David Cameron - British Foreign Secretary, and Antony Blinken - United States Secretary of State, Melanie Jolie - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, Ali Muhammad Younis - Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of the State of Palestine in Abu Dhabi, and Jose Andres - Founder of the World Central Kitchen organization, conveying the UAE's condolences for the victims of the Israeli targeting of a car carrying a team from the World Central Kitchen organization.

Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed also expressed the UAE's condemnation in the strongest terms for the Israeli occupation forces targeting with an air strike a car belonging to the Foundation's team working in the Gaza Strip to enhance the humanitarian response provided to civilians in the northern Gaza Strip who are suffering from a tragic situation and facing famine, which resulted in the death of seven members of the team and the injury of others. . He expressed his deep regret for the loss of life, and his condolences to the families of the victims, wishing a speedy recovery to all those injured.

Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed stressed the UAE's call on the Israeli authorities to conduct an urgent, independent and transparent investigation and bear full responsibility, and the need to strengthen the humanitarian response to the needs of civilians affected by the current crisis.

Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed reiterated the importance of focusing regional and international efforts on protecting civilians and providing them with immediate humanitarian assistance, in addition to intensifying efforts aimed at ending the escalation in the occupied Palestinian territory and in the region.