<p>An <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/israel-airstrike-on-gaza-kills-foreigners-working-for-celebrity-chefs-ngo-2961484">Israeli airstrike on an aid convoy in Gaza</a> on Monday killed seven workers from the charity World Central Kitchen including citizens of Australia, Britain, Poland.</p><p>Israeli said it mistakenly killed the aid workers and promised a full investigation. Here's what we know about those killed.</p><p><strong>SAIFEDDIN ISSAM AYAD ABUTAHA, PALESTINE</strong></p><p>The 25-year-old Palestinian was buried in a ceremony attended by hundreds in his hometown of Rafah on Tuesday, according to <em>BBC News</em>.</p><p>"He was happy to work with an organisation that provides humanitarian aid to the displaced, our hearts are broken by your death, Saif," the <em>BBC</em> reported his close friend Hassan saying.</p><p>"You have hurt us with your passing, and we will not forget you."</p><p><strong>LALZAWMI "ZOMI" FRANKCOM, AUSTRALIA</strong></p><p>Known to her friends as "Zomi", the 43-year-old Lalzawmi Frankcom joined World Central Kitchen after an earlier career at the Commonwealth Bank.</p><p>Social media posts show her in Pakistan and Bangladesh during floods in 2022 and on a motorbike convoy delivering aid into the Haitian highlands a year earlier.</p>.World Central Kitchen pauses Gaza strip operations after 7 workers killed in airstrike.<p>"For her it was the perfect job, she got to serve hot meals to people who were having maybe the lowest point of their lives," her friend Bryan Weaver told <em>Reuters, </em>adding that, "She made you feel like you were the only person in the room."</p><p>In a statement her family said Zomi left behind a legacy of compassion, bravery and love.</p><p><strong>DAMIAN SOBOL, POLAND</strong></p><p>Sobol, a relief worker, lived in the city of Przemysl, in southeastern Poland, according to the city's mayor Wojciech Bakun.</p><p>"There are no words to describe the feelings of people who knew this amazing young man right now," he wrote in a <em>Facebook</em> post.</p><p>Sobol, aged 35, was pictured in videos shot months before his death, itemising aid supplies bound for Gaza, including water systems, kitchen equipment and meals.</p><p>"(It is) everything (needed) to create a kitchen and feed people where needed," he said.</p><p><strong>JOHN CHAPMAN, JAMES KIRBY, JAMES HENDERSON, UK</strong></p><p>Chapman, Kirby and Henderson were all part of WCK's security team, according to the NGO.</p><p>British media reported that all three were former soldiers in the British military, and worked as private security contractors for UK-based firm Solace Global.</p>.Joe Biden criticises Israel for death of 7 aid workers in Gaza strike, says not enough done to protect civilians.<p>Former special forces commando Chapman, a 57-year-old married father-of-two, had only been in Gaza for a few weeks before he was killed, according to newspaper <em>The Sun</em>.</p><p>Henderson, aged 33, served for six years in the Royal Marines, an elite fighting force of the British navy, according to his <em>LinkedIn</em> page.</p><p>The 47-year-old Kirby is also an Army veteran, according to <em>The</em> <em>Sun</em> and the <em>Daily Mail</em>.</p><p>Solace Global did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</p><p><strong>JACOB FLICKINGER, US AND CANADA</strong></p><p>The 33-year old dual citizen of the United States and Canada was part of the relief team killed on Monday.</p><p>Those responsible for his and his colleague's deaths must be held accountable, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly said in a social media post that condemned the strikes.</p>
<p>An <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/israel-airstrike-on-gaza-kills-foreigners-working-for-celebrity-chefs-ngo-2961484">Israeli airstrike on an aid convoy in Gaza</a> on Monday killed seven workers from the charity World Central Kitchen including citizens of Australia, Britain, Poland.</p><p>Israeli said it mistakenly killed the aid workers and promised a full investigation. Here's what we know about those killed.</p><p><strong>SAIFEDDIN ISSAM AYAD ABUTAHA, PALESTINE</strong></p><p>The 25-year-old Palestinian was buried in a ceremony attended by hundreds in his hometown of Rafah on Tuesday, according to <em>BBC News</em>.</p><p>"He was happy to work with an organisation that provides humanitarian aid to the displaced, our hearts are broken by your death, Saif," the <em>BBC</em> reported his close friend Hassan saying.</p><p>"You have hurt us with your passing, and we will not forget you."</p><p><strong>LALZAWMI "ZOMI" FRANKCOM, AUSTRALIA</strong></p><p>Known to her friends as "Zomi", the 43-year-old Lalzawmi Frankcom joined World Central Kitchen after an earlier career at the Commonwealth Bank.</p><p>Social media posts show her in Pakistan and Bangladesh during floods in 2022 and on a motorbike convoy delivering aid into the Haitian highlands a year earlier.</p>.World Central Kitchen pauses Gaza strip operations after 7 workers killed in airstrike.<p>"For her it was the perfect job, she got to serve hot meals to people who were having maybe the lowest point of their lives," her friend Bryan Weaver told <em>Reuters, </em>adding that, "She made you feel like you were the only person in the room."</p><p>In a statement her family said Zomi left behind a legacy of compassion, bravery and love.</p><p><strong>DAMIAN SOBOL, POLAND</strong></p><p>Sobol, a relief worker, lived in the city of Przemysl, in southeastern Poland, according to the city's mayor Wojciech Bakun.</p><p>"There are no words to describe the feelings of people who knew this amazing young man right now," he wrote in a <em>Facebook</em> post.</p><p>Sobol, aged 35, was pictured in videos shot months before his death, itemising aid supplies bound for Gaza, including water systems, kitchen equipment and meals.</p><p>"(It is) everything (needed) to create a kitchen and feed people where needed," he said.</p><p><strong>JOHN CHAPMAN, JAMES KIRBY, JAMES HENDERSON, UK</strong></p><p>Chapman, Kirby and Henderson were all part of WCK's security team, according to the NGO.</p><p>British media reported that all three were former soldiers in the British military, and worked as private security contractors for UK-based firm Solace Global.</p>.Joe Biden criticises Israel for death of 7 aid workers in Gaza strike, says not enough done to protect civilians.<p>Former special forces commando Chapman, a 57-year-old married father-of-two, had only been in Gaza for a few weeks before he was killed, according to newspaper <em>The Sun</em>.</p><p>Henderson, aged 33, served for six years in the Royal Marines, an elite fighting force of the British navy, according to his <em>LinkedIn</em> page.</p><p>The 47-year-old Kirby is also an Army veteran, according to <em>The</em> <em>Sun</em> and the <em>Daily Mail</em>.</p><p>Solace Global did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</p><p><strong>JACOB FLICKINGER, US AND CANADA</strong></p><p>The 33-year old dual citizen of the United States and Canada was part of the relief team killed on Monday.</p><p>Those responsible for his and his colleague's deaths must be held accountable, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly said in a social media post that condemned the strikes.</p>