‘Selfless’ Aid Worker Among 7 Killed in Gaza Air Strike

Published on April 2, 2024

An Australian aid worker killed in an Israeli air strike while delivering food in Gaza has been remembered as a “selfless and outstanding human being”. Hours after Zomi Frankcom was identified as one of seven foreign aid workers killed in the strike, her family released a statement saying they were “reeling from the shock” of her death. “We are deeply mourning the news that our brave and beloved Zomi has been killed doing the work she loves delivering food to the people of Gaza,” they said in the statement. “She was a kind, selfless and outstanding human being that has travelled the world helping others in their time of need....

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