The World Central Kitchen (WCK), a US-based, non-governmental organisation, said a Palestinian staff member was killed in Gaza on Wednesday, four months after seven staffers were killed by Israeli strikes in an attack that drew widespread condemnation.
The WCK identified the person as Nadi Sallout, saying in a post on X that he was "an integral member of our warehouse team from the early days of our response in Rafah and a humanitarian at his very core".
The organisation said it is still learning the details of the incident but that it believes he was off duty at the time. He was killed near Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza, it added.
One of our Palestinian colleagues, Nadi Sallout, was killed tonight near Deir al-Balah, Gaza. He was an integral member of our warehouse team from the early days of our response in Rafah and a humanitarian at his very core. We are still learning the details of this tragedy, but… pic.twitter.com/XlBmenqYig
— World Central Kitchen (@WCKitchen) August 7, 2024
Three Israeli air strikes hit a convoy of aid vehicles travelling through Gaza on April 1, killing seven WCK staff, including citizens of the United States, Australia, Britain and Poland.
Israel denied accusations that it had deliberately targeted the aid workers.
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