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José Andrés condemns IDF commander over Zomi Frankcom strike
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Aug 31, 2026 at 2:13 PM ET
Summary: World Central Kitchen chief José Andrés criticised an Israeli commander who defended a 2024 drone strike that killed Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom and six colleagues in Gaza. Andrés said there is “never an excuse for killing” humanitarian workers and renewed calls for an independent investigation into the attack.
WHO: José Andrés (World Central Kitchen)
WHAT: José Andrés condemned an Israeli commander’s defence of the 2024 strike that killed Zomi Frankcom and other aid workers, and renewed calls for an independent investigation.
WHEN: Aug 31, 2026
WHERE: Gaza
WHY: He was reacting to a video in which an Israeli colonel defended the decision to strike a convoy that killed Zomi Frankcom and six colleagues.
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