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00:03 Six international aid workers and their Palestinian driver
00:06 were killed in a Gaza Strip by an Israeli airstrike.
00:11 The aid group were delivering food from its latest shipment to Gaza,
00:15 where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have been pushed
00:18 to the brink of famine by Israel's offensive.
00:22 Footage showed the bodies of the dead at the hospital
00:25 in the central Gaza town of Deir al-Bala.
00:29 Several of them were protective gear with the charity's logo.
00:33 Those killed include three from Britain, one from Australia,
00:37 one from Poland, and a US and Canadian dual citizen.
00:42 Displaced residents nearby heard a loud explosion late on Monday
00:46 and they rushed to the scene and saw at least six
00:50 bodies being taken away.
00:52 [Speaking in foreign language]
01:12 [Speaking in foreign language]
01:24 The food charity, World Central Kitchen, founded by celebrity chef
01:28 Jose Andres, said that it was immediately suspending operations
01:32 in the region.
01:35 The airstrike marked a potentially major setback
01:38 to efforts to deliver aid by sea, as Israel heavily restricts access
01:42 to northern Gaza, where experts say famine is imminent.
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