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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaGaza aid convoy strike: What we knowPublished8 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, Getty ImagesBy Shayan Sardarizadeh, Benedict Garman & Thomas SpencerBBC VerifySeven people working for the food aid charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) have been killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza.Three of them were British and Foreign Secretary David Cameron has called on Israel to “urgently explain how this happened”. BBC Verify has been studying images of the aftermath of the attack, shared on social media, to try to piece together what we know about the incident. The convoyThe charity says the aid workers were travelling in three cars – two of them armoured.It says the convoy’s movements had been co-ordinated with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The convoy had dropped off more than 100 tonnes of food supplies at a warehouse in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, according to the charity. By analysing images of three heavily damaged vehicles – one of them bearing a WCK logo on the roof – BBC Verify has worked out their locations.They are around 2.5km (1.5 miles) apart, which suggests there was more than one strike. BBC Verify pinpointed their locations by matching visual clues in the photos of them with satellite images of this part of Gaza. In one image of a heavily damaged Toyota Hilux, as well as the trees and fence beside the vehicle, a lone palm tree stands in a walled enclosure with a distinctive pattern of buildings surrounding it.Using satellite images, these features have been matched with a part of Al-Rashid road – which runs along the coast in central Gaza. Image source, Reuters/GoogleImage caption, A photo of a second heavily damaged vehicle, where features – including trees and distinctive buildings are circled and compared with a satellite image of the same roadIn a photo of a second badly damaged vehicle, a large jagged hole can been seen in the roof of a different Toyota Hilux. A WCK logo is also visible.Elsewhere, a pylon, a section of woodland, a low wall and two distinct roofs can be seen in the background. BBC Verify has matched the scene to about 800m south of the first vehicle. Image source, Reuters/GoogleA third damaged vehicle was photographed in an area of open ground to the south, about 100m off the road.The WCK says this third car was a “soft-skin vehicle” – meaning not armoured. It was about 1.6km south of the second vehicle and 2.5km of the first. Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The third car was a “soft-skin vehicle” according to the WCK”It was a direct hit. They tried to treat some of them and put them in another car in front. But they shelled the car,” said a local resident, who said he had witnessed the strike.What weapons might have been used?BBC Verify showed images of the cars to a number of weapons experts. They do not show fragments of missiles or bombs at the scene but the experts studied the damage to the vehicles. Chris Cobb-Smith, a former British Army officer and ex-UN weapons inspector, said the attack was probably the result of drone-launched Spike missiles.Spike missiles are a type of powerful weapon, usually launched against tanks and other armoured vehicles.Justin Crump, a former British Army officer who runs Sibylline – a risk intelligence company – agreed. He says the attack “was likely drone-launched and targeted”.He added the strike had probably been caused by a missile, rather than a bomb or mortar.The victimsThe seven aid workers killed have been named by WCK as:Lalzawmi “Zomi” Frankcom, 43, an Australian citizenDamian Sobol, 35, a Polish citizenSaifeddin Issam Ayad Abutaha, 25, a PalestinianJacob Flickinger, 33, a dual US-Canadian nationalJohn Chapman, 57, a British citizenJames (Jim) Henderson, 33, a British citizenJames Kirby, 47, a British citizenImage source, World Central KitchenImage caption, WCK released pictures of the victimsImages of the aid workers’ bodies were first posted on social media just before 22:30 BST on 1 April.Graphic videos showed the bodies of five individuals. Two more bodies were recovered from Deir al-Balah later on, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said on X.WCK logos were visible on bulletproof vests on at least three of the deceased. Videos also showed colleagues from WCK identifying the bodies.”These are the people who brought the aid from the sea,” one said, before crying out as he recognised a Palestinian aid worker killed.The routeWCK said the food supplies had been brought to Gaza “on the maritime route”.Aid is delivered by sea using a jetty recently constructed by WCK west of Gaza city. The first delivery via the route was on 15 March.WCK also has a “Welcome Centre” along the coastal road for refugees fleeing the north.It is unclear exactly where the Deir al-Balah warehouse is, but WCK recently opened a new field kitchen to the east of Deir al Balah, off Salah al-Din road. A video shared to their X account last week shows a storage area with a forklift truck as well as food on pallets. This location is roughly 5km from where the first car was struck on the coastal road.WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN: Facing danger to feed millionsCharity founder pays tribute to workersANALYSIS: Deadly strike shows aid workers’ protection in crisis, agencies sayPROFILES: Who were the seven aid workers killed in Gaza?BBC Verify asked the food aid charity for the warehouse location and details of the co-ordinates they shared with Israeli forces but they did not provide any details. The Israeli army said it has been reviewing the incident “at the highest levels” to understand the circumstances of what happened and how it happened. “We will be opening a probe to examine this serious incident further,” it added. 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![BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityCultureKirsten Dunst: ‘I didn’t even think to ask for equal pay’Published17 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingThis video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Kirsten Dunst opens up about the Hollywood gender pay gapBy Charlotte GallagherCulture reporterHollywood star Kirsten Dunst has said she grew up at a time when there was “major pay disparity” between herself and her male co-stars. She said she was paid less than male co-stars, even though she had more box office success, with films such as Jumanji (1995) and Bring It On (2000).”I was very young and it just felt like at the time, what do you do?” she said.”I was 17, I was still learning my taste in film. I didn’t even think to ask,” she added.Dunst has previously referred to the pay gap between her and actor Tobey Maguire, who she starred alongside in Spider-Man in 2002, as “very extreme”.Alex Garland, who directs Dunst in his latest film, Civil War, agreed it had been a major issue but “nobody questioned it, male executives didn’t question it, these were all inherited opinions. They weren’t thought about.” Olivia Colman: I’d be paid more if I was OliverOscar-winning designer speaks out on film pay gapMen out-earning women: Five things you need to knowDunst plays a war photographer documenting the United States in the grip of conflict and falling apart.The star says the dystopian movie is “very much a warning” about what can happen. The film “leaves people with so much to think about” and “is a very moving, realistic piece about journalists”, the actress adds.Dunst, 41, says it is refreshing her character is the lead in an action film and not a “damsel in distress”. She drew inspiration for the role from the famed war correspondent, Marie Colvin. Image source, Civil War, A24Image caption, The actress plays a war photographer in her new film, Civil WarIn the film, US government forces are fighting the separatist “Western Forces” led by Texas and California.The civil war of the film’s title appears to have been sparked by the president, played by Nick Offerman, who has ripped up the constitution by serving a third term in office (no-one is allowed to serve as president more than twice).Parallels have been drawn to current US politics and events such as the 6 January insurrection, when supporters of Donald Trump attacked the Capitol Building in Washington DC. But Garland, who also wrote the film, says the themes are not just about the US. “The film is set in America but really this film is about two things. It is about journalists and it’s about polarisation. Populist politics and polarisation which lead to extremism and extremist thinking.”Garland, who wrote 28 Days Later and Ex Machina, adds: “That’s happening in America but it’s happening here in this country [the UK] and it’s been happening here for a long time and it’s happening across Europe, the Middle East, Asia. I could list the countries where that would be true.” He adds that journalism is “under attack” which he finds “strange, scary and dangerous”. “You get people saying ‘Do not trust the BBC’ and you will be in places where you would be attacked and criticised for saying the unbiased news reporting organisation that you belong to.” The director says he was trying to showcase “old fashioned journalists” who document what is happening, without bias or opinion and leave other people to interpret what they do.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Alex Garland wrote and directed the film while Nick Offerman stars as the presidentThe film has garnered largely positive reviews, with The Telegraph’s Robbie Collin awarding it five stars.”Civil War moves in ways you’d forgotten films of this scale could,” he wrote, “with compassion for its lead characters and a dark, prowling intellect, and yet a simultaneous total commitment to thrilling the audience at every single moment. “Each leg of the journey toggles between pin-drop suspense and rivetingly frantic firefights, often staged with a mesmerisingly surreal edge.”Empire’s John Nugent, giving it four stars, added: “It never lets up, always gripping, always pummelling your senses, always ghoulishly compelling. Whatever your response to its political prevarication, this is undeniably confident, intense, sweaty-palmed filmmaking at the highest level.”But the Guardian’s Adrian Horton was less keen, awarding it three stars overall. Civil War is “decidedly anti-war but firmly unspecific”, she said, “assiduously avoiding any direct correlation to current politics or, it turns out, any politics at all”.”The distance,” she concluded, “makes for an at times frustrating watch – stimulating on the level of adrenaline, not emotions.”‘Old men’Dunst grew up in front of the camera, beginning her career when she was three years old.She says pay disparity isn’t the only issue when it comes to sexism in the movie industry.One of Dunst’s leading roles in her early 20s was in Sofia Coppola’s 2006 Marie Antoinette biopic.She played the titular role and says the movie “was panned” by film critics.”The people that were watching that movie were my age, they weren’t movie reviewers. Movie reviewers were old men. So to me, the people that enjoyed Marie Antoinette have now grown up and are like ‘We loved this movie’ but they weren’t the people writing the reviews.”We grew up in a world where it’s man-kind, man-made, man this, man that, that’s how we grew up.” But Dunst does think times have changed: “Hopefully, the way I carve my path will help other actresses.”Civil War is released in the UK, US and Canada on 12 April.Related TopicsKirsten DunstFilmMore on this story’There’s a bond with female directors’Published11 July 2017Dunst praise for Lars von TrierPublished31 May 2011What happened on 6 January at the Capitol riot?Published2 August 2023Syria found liable for US reporter’s deathPublished31 January 2019Top StoriesThree British aid workers killed in Gaza namedPublished14 minutes agoWhat we know about the aid convoy strikePublished1 hour agoThree accused of TV presenter attack have left UKPublished5 hours agoFeaturesWho were the seven aid workers killed in Gaza?The Papers: Israel’s ‘tragic’ error and Labour ‘pro-building’ bid’I was deepfaked by my best friend’Brain injury: ‘How digger accident left me with depression’The sailors still stranded on ship that crashed into bridgeWhen is it going to stop raining?AttributionWeather’There is space for black women in comedy’JK Rowling and the Scottish hate crime law. 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![BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaInternational pressure grows over Israeli strike on World Central Kitchen staffPublished23 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warThis video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Watch: Video shows World Central Kitchen vehicles destroyed in Gaza air strikeBy Ido VockBBC NewsIsrael faces growing international pressure over an air strike which killed seven aid workers for charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) in Gaza.It promised an independent investigation after the UK, US, Canada, Australia and Poland lost nationals in the attack on Monday.Humanitarian aid to Gaza is in doubt after WCK – a key provider of aid to the Strip – suspended operations.Israeli President Isaac Herzog has apologised for the deaths.Three of the killed aid workers were British nationals. A Polish national, an Australian, a Palestinian and a dual US-Canadian citizen were also killed. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has promised an independent investigation into the incident.UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. On the call, he described the situation in Gaza as “increasingly intolerable” and “demanded a thorough and transparent independent investigation” into the killing of the aid workers.Mr Sunak added that Israel needed to end restrictions on humanitarian aid and protect civilians, according to a Downing Street statement.In other reaction:White House spokesman John Kirby said he was “outraged” at the strike. US President Joe Biden was “heartbroken”, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reportersPolish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said he had demanded an independent investigation from Israel Katz, his Israeli counterpartCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said “full accountability” was needed, adding that it was “absolutely unacceptable for aid workers to be killed” by the IDFAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said: “Someone going about providing aid and humanitarian assistance should [never] lose their life.” Acknowledging that Israel’s forces had hit “innocent people”, Mr Netanyahu pledged an independent investigation.”Unfortunately, in the last 24 hours there was a tragic case of our forces unintentionally hitting innocent people in the Gaza Strip,” he said.”It happens in war, we check it to the end, we are in contact with the governments, and we will do everything so that this thing does not happen again.”BBC VERIFY: What do we know so far?WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN: Facing danger to feed millionsCharity founder ‘heartbroken’ over workers’ deathsANALYSIS: Deadly strike shows aid workers’ protection in crisis, agencies sayPROFILES: Who were the seven aid workers killed in Gaza?WCK – founded by celebrity chef José Andrés – said four days ago that it had served 42 million meals in Gaza.The charity said it would pause its operations in the region immediately. “We will be making decisions about the future of our work soon,” the charity said in a statement. It said on 29 March that it had served more than 42 million meals in the Strip, making it one of the main suppliers of aid to Gaza. The charity said that it had dispatched a total of more than 1,700 food trucks to Gaza.The charity added that it had sent close to 435,000 meals by sea to Gaza.According to Cogat, the Israeli defence ministry body in charge of civilian policy in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, WCK is responsible for 60% of the non-governmental aid getting into the territory.A second charity, the American Near East Refugee Aid (Anera), which was working closely with WCK, told the BBC it was also freezing its operations in Gaza.Image source, World Central KitchenImage caption, Lalzawmi “Zomi” Frankcom appeared in a World Central Kitchen (WCK) video last weekSome of the aid workers who were killed have been named as: Lalzawmi “Zomi” Frankcom, an Australian citizen Damian Sobol, a Polish citizen Saif Abu Taha, a Palestinian John Chapman, a British citizenJames Henderson, a British citizen James Kirby, a British citizenAccording to the charity, the aid convoy was hit while leaving the Deir al-Balah warehouse, “where the team had unloaded more than 100 tons of humanitarian food aid brought to Gaza on the maritime route”.The convoy was made up of three vehicles, including two that were armoured, which clearly displayed the charity’s logo. All three were hit during the strike.WCK said it had co-ordinated the convoy’s movements with the IDF.More than 196 aid workers have been killed in Gaza since October, according to the US-funded Aid Worker Security Database, which records major incidents of violence against aid personnel. Not all have been killed in the line of duty.Much of the Gaza Strip has been devastated during the Israeli military operations that began after Hamas gunmen attacked southern Israel on 7 October, killing about 1,200 people and seizing 253 hostages.About 130 of the hostages remain in captivity, at least 34 of whom are presumed dead.More than 32,916 people have been killed in Gaza since then, the Hamas-run health ministry says.Related TopicsMiddle EastIsrael-Gaza warIsraelGazaUnited StatesPolandCanadaAustraliaMore on this storyWhat do we know about the aid convoy strike?Published4 hours agoDeadly strike shows aid workers’ protection in crisis, agencies sayPublished6 hours agoWho were the seven aid workers killed in Gaza?Published2 hours agoThree British aid workers killed in Gaza namedPublished16 hours agoTop StoriesThree British aid workers killed in Gaza namedPublished57 minutes agoWhat do we know about the aid convoy strike?Published4 hours agoJK Rowling hate law posts not criminal, police sayPublished1 hour agoFeaturesWho were the seven aid workers killed in Gaza?’I was deepfaked by my best friend’Brain injury: ‘How digger accident left me with depression’The sailors still stranded on ship that crashed into bridgeWhen is it going to stop raining?AttributionWeather’There is space for black women in comedy’JK Rowling and the Scottish hate crime law. 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