Blinken says US urged Israel to carry out probe into airstrike that killed NGO workers
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said Washington has urged Israel to carry out a swift, thorough and impartial investigation into an Israeli airstrike that killed seven people working for celebrity chef Jose Andres' World Central Kitchen charity in Gaza.
"We've spoken directly to the Israeli government about this particular incident. We've urged a swift, a thorough and impartial investigation to understand exactly what happened," Blinken told reporters at a news conference in Paris, adding that humanitarian workers have to be protected.
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