The World Central Kitchen organization said it had provided more than 50 million meals in Gaza after suspending its operations in the Strip last April when an Israeli raid killed 7 of its workers.
The US-based non-governmental organization indicated that it now has two main kitchens operating in Gaza and 65 community kitchens spread throughout the Strip.
The World Central Kitchen organization announced the temporary and immediate cessation of its operations in Gaza after 7 of its team members were killed in an Israeli air strike on April 1.
It also announced in late May that it had stopped its work in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, due to the ongoing Israeli attacks in the governorate, and announced the transfer of many of its local kitchens to areas further north.
It is noteworthy that the incident of the killing of workers in the organization has sparked great anger among international organizations and many Western governments. In the face of a campaign of condemnation caused by the fact that the dead held the nationalities of Western countries, the occupation army quickly published the results of its investigation, and said – in a statement – that the bombing of the relief organization’s vehicles was the result of a serious flaw and error in the process of determining the target, and that the decision was taken in violation of orders. And shooting instructions.
The World Central Kitchen organization responded to the Israeli investigation, saying that the Israeli army failed to justify the shooting at its convoy, and that it also failed to show any reason for shooting at the members of the convoy, which did not carry any weapons and did not pose any threat.
