The head of a US-based Catholic apostolate reported Aug. 14 that the Israeli military had bombed a warehouse in Gaza the day before where the organization had stored more than 4,000 cans of baby formula to be distributed later in the week.
“Two of my aid workers were killed in the bombing yesterday,” said Jason Jones, founder and president of the Vulnerable People Project (VPP). “We mourn them, and we will not forget their courage.”
The stated mission of VPP is to “defend the vulnerable from violence by promoting human dignity and inspiring solidarity,” an agenda Jones describes as an application of Catholic social teaching.
Jones told CatholicVote that he and his team at VPP “will not be deterred” by this week’s devastating setback. “We are still committed to providing food and water in Gaza.”
The warehouse located in northern Gaza was the staging ground for the baby formula and other goods, which VPP has been trying to deliver to those in need for weeks.
“It’s been too dangerous,” Jones told CatholicVote, explaining that this week finally brought the opening needed for distribution.
Jones said his team is currently providing food and water to Gazans on an ongoing basis, focusing especially on the small Christian community.
“We’ve been providing one hot meal for every Christian in Gaza per week,” he said.
He added that they will also deliver 10,000 meals to orphans in Gaza this week.
VPP sent CatholicVote a list of the goods hit by Israel’s alleged bombing at the warehouse:
- 519 (900-gr) cans of baby formula
- 1,000 (1,200-gr) cans of baby formula
- 2,500 (230-gr) cans of baby formula
- 750 packages of fresh vegetables, each containing 6.25 kg (combined with unpackaged vegetables, there were more than five tons of vegetables altogether)
- At least 10 tons of firewood (used for cooking the meals)
- Approximately 400 kg of rice
- More than 120 kg of spices
- 1.2 tons of cooking oil
“We are already sourcing new formula,” Jones said. “We will still deliver the formula to these babies next week, despite this tragedy. Our commitment is unchanged.”
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