On 1 April, Israeli airstrikes killed seven World Central Kitchen workers as they travelled in a marked convoy after unloading aid in Deir al-Balah. WCK said it had coordinated movements with the Israeli military; the deaths exposed the lethal risks facing humanitarian staff and the fragility of aid routes into a besieged population.
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What did the deaths of the seven WCK workers reveal about aid delivery?
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OCHA reported the workers were killed in Israeli airstrikes while travelling in a marked aid convoy.
The WCK workers were killed while travelling in a marked aid convoy after unloading aid.
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OCHA described the convoy as marked and said the workers had unloaded aid in Deir al-Balah.