The operation by Hamas on October 7, in which it murdered 1,200 innocent Israeli citizens, was a heinous crime that deserves the strongest of condemnations. And, of course, that those responsible end up in court to be tried. It is worth this essential introduction to add that bombing the convoy of an oenagé that is dedicated to bringing food to a starving population is an equally execrable act.
A precision missile hit a WCK convoy yesterday, the organization of chef José Andrés. Netanyahu’s army quickly admitted responsibility, which is not at all usual [in Spain it has been 20 years since we waited for the Aznar administration to admit that it made a mistake after the 11-M attacks in Madrid]. The Israeli army knew the movements of the dead volunteers. Moreover, on the roof of their vehicles you could see a poster of the organization. Someone gave the order to press the fire button. Someone should be judged for this too.
Social networks were flooded yesterday with messages of condolence towards José Andrés and his team. Practical unanimity when taking a position. Is there anything more reprehensible than killing those who are going to help fight hunger? But there are always exceptions and there were also those who distanced themselves from the sentence. This is how conflicts are, you could read in X, sometimes those who don’t owe die. That they hadn’t gone there.
Thousands of innocent citizens have died in the war in Gaza. They didn’t work in an oenagé. They also had nothing to do with the October Hamas attack. They were just trying to live as best they could in the Strip or were treated in a hospital. Many were children. There are those who think that a live genocide is taking place with the Palestinians. A former minister, Ione Belarra, said it, and José Andrés himself reprimanded her. They remembered him yesterday.
It is not easy to find a solution to the war in Gaza. The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that “the siege endured by civilians cannot be justified”. A few days ago he stated: “Today, Gaza is the largest open-air cemetery for thousands of people and for the principles of humanitarian law.”
One of the most forceful messages yesterday was written by Mikel Ayestaran: “The assurance that no one will pay for the death of the seven WCK employees in Gaza is called impunity.” For now, 240 tons of humanitarian aid from the organization returned to Cyprus yesterday. Hunger is another weapon of war. There is one in Gaza and José Andrés tried to alleviate it.
