Rebecca Shabad is a politics reporter for NBC News based in Washington.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has called world-renowned chef José Andrés 'to express that he's heartbroken' after an Israeli airstrike killed seven aid workers in Gaza from the chef's World Central Kitchen organization. 'The president conveyed he is grieving with the entire World Central Kitchen family,' White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters during the daily press briefing.
The Israeli Defense Forces said it would conduct a preliminary investigation into the incident and Kirby said that he expects Israel to also perform a broader investigation. 'We hope that those findings will be made public and that there is appropriate accountability held,' he said.
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