WASHINGTON (AP) — Mourners gathered Thursday at the National Cathedral in Washington to honor the seven World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza this month.
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José Andrés, the celebrity chef and philanthropist behind the Washington-based World Central Kitchen disaster relief group, is expected to speak at the celebration of life service and cellist Yo-Yo Ma will perform, organizers said.
Douglas Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, and Kurt Campbell, the deputy secretary of state, were among those at the event. Diplomats from more than 30 countries were attending as were officials from both the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, one of the most active lawmakers pushing President Joe Biden to condition military aid on improved Israeli treatment of aid workers and Palestinian civilians, joined the mourners as a lone bagpiper played.