CAIRO - Two aid workers were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza on Saturday (Nov 30), with Israel saying it had killed a militant who took part in the Oct 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel and who it said was employed by a US-based charity.

The first was a World Central Kitchen member, who was hit in a vehicle in Khan Younis in Southern Gaza. The Israeli military said that he had taken part in the attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel and was under surveillance but did not offer any evidence.

Reuters could not independently verify whether he took part in the attack last year.

The family of the man, Ahed Azmi Qdeih, said the Israeli allegations were false and meant to justify his unlawful killing. They said he was an engineer who dedicated his life to charitable work.

World Central Kitchen confirmed the airstrike and said it had no knowledge about an employee involved in the Oct 7, 2023 attack.

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