Chef José Andrés says aid workers killed by Israeli airstrikes represented the ‘best of humanity’

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and REBECCA SANTANA
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The founder of World Central Kitchen says the seven aid workers killed by Israeli airstrikes represented the “best of humanity.” Celebrity chef José Andrés spoke before mourners at Washington National Cathedral who gathered on Thursday. He detailed the contributions of the workers, saying they were in Gaza so that hungry people could eat. Israeli drone strikes killed the seven during an aid mission in the territory on April 1. The killings have intensified demands that Israel’s military change how it operates in Hamas-controlled Gaza to spare aid workers and Palestinian civilians who are facing a humanitarian crisis. Andrés said the official explanations from the Israeli government have not been “good enough.”