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Seven aid workers for the World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israeli airstrike yesterday during their operation to deliver over 100 tons of food to a warehouse in Gaza to feed the homeless. The shipment was sent earlier this week, and the workers had already unloaded their cargo and were heading south on a coastal road in Gaza in a three-car convoy when they were hit by missiles launched by the Israeli Defense Forces. The cars were all within a 1.5 mile radius of each other, but they were spread out enough for investigators to assume that there were three different strikes. The Israeli government was well aware of their position and direction, and the vehicles were clearly marked as part of the World Central Kitchen, but Israel has stated that it was a dreadful mistake and are conducting a thorough investigation that will be completely shared with the public. They emphasized that it was a complete accident -- there was no intentional motive behind it -- but the World Central Kitchen is keeping the possibility of an intentional attack open. This incident has raised calls for peace even more, as the war between Israel and Hamas continues to take more civilian lives every day. United States President Joe Biden has called the situation unacceptable, as the goal should be to have a civilian death toll of zero, and aid workers should not be affected in any way. He also highlighted that the true way to do this would be a ceasefire, which is crucial to helping stop the war and put a halt to the numerous civilian deaths happening every day in Gaza.
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In a Sentence: Many gardeners promote composting as being good environmental praxis.
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