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"The seven souls we mourn today were there so that hungry people could eat," chef Jose Andres says of the World Central Kitchen staffers who were killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza, during remarks at a ceremony honoring their lives at the Washington National Cathedral. SOUNDBITE
The Open Arms boat loaded with aid bound for Gaza returns to Cyprus after an Israeli air strike killed seven staff of the US-based food charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) in the Gaza Strip. IMAGES
"We were outraged to learn of an IDF (Israel Defense Forces, ed) strike that killed a number of civilian humanitarian workers yesterday from the World Central Kitchen," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters during a briefing at the White House. SOUNDBITE
Ambulances and loaded trucks are seen near the Rafa Crossing in the south of the Gaza Strip. Israel has approved aid deliveries into Gaza via its Kerem Shalom crossing, as well as through the Rafah crossing with Egypt, and a first truck convoy passed through Kerem on Sunday. IMAGES
Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid enter the Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing. Ambulances carrying wounded wait to be let through to Egypt. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.