To protect those providing support for palestinians in gaza, who are at risk of famine. London summoned the israeli ambassador to express its condemnation. Earlier, isreali Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the killings were unintended and tragic, but that such things happen in war. From jerusalem, our correspondent Lucy Williamson reports. Hey, this is zomi. Were at the Deir Al Balah kitchen. They came from australia, poland, the us and the uk. Their mission to feed people, one of the simplest. In gaza, one of the hardest. And most dangerous. Last night, israeli airstrikes hit their convoy, clearly marked with the charity logo of the world Central Kitchen. Seven people killed, including three british nationals. Colleagues, distraught, identified their bodies. These are the people who brought the aid from the sea, he says. Theyre all dead, all of them. Translation it was a direct hit. Their it was a direct hit. Vehicles more than a mile apart. Translation it was a direct hit. They
Democracy versus autocracy is what this war in ukraine is all about. putin s decision to go in has only pushed ukraine further into the west. finland, sweden, mika, more likely, they re fast tracking applications to nato. we ve been talking all morning how the eu is welcoming ukraine with open arms in an accelerated timetable. this has backfired for putin. it goes back to what president biden has said is the defining mission of his presidency, to prove democracy works and it can stand up to rising authoritarian forces. right now, though much of the world still has not fully come on board with the west s alliance here to battle moscow, certainly democracy seems to be winning. as more leaders show up on the streets of kyiv, it s more of a light shone on the fact that ukraine is supported by the west. national security adviser jake sullivan says the u.s. is committed to providing ukraine with the weapons it needs to fight russia, and, in fact, the defense department says it s already se