Aid workers killed in Gaza were ‘heroes’, says charity as victims named

People inspect the site where World Central Kitchen workers were killed in Deir al-Balah on the Gaza Strip. (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)

Seven aid workers who were killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza will be remembered as “heroes”, the charity’s chief executive has said.

British victims John Chapman, 57, James “Jim” Henderson, 33, and James Kirby, 47, were part of the World Central Kitchen (WCK) security team.