World Central Kitchen fires dozens of workers in Gaza after Israel accuses them of militant links
Cairo, Egypt Reuters A US-based charity, the World Central Kitchen, fired dozens of Palestinians working for the charity in the Gaza Strip, at least three workers told Reuters, after Israel said at least 62 staff were linked to militant groups. In a message to staff, WCK confirmed that it had “made changes” after Israel demanded […]
Israel kills 40 Palestinians in Gaza airstrikes amid fears of wider war
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israeli forces stepped up airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 40 people, Palestinian medics said, in further battle with Hamas-led militants as Israel braced for potential wider war in the region. Israeli airstrikes hit a cluster of houses in central Gaza’s Al-Bureij camp, killing at least 15 people, […]
Australia says Israel did not deliberately kill foreign aid workers in Gaza
Sydney, Australia Reuters Israeli air strikes that killed international aid workers in Gaza in April were the result of serious operational failures but were not intentional, according to a Australian government review of the incident released on Friday. Three Israeli air strikes hit the convoy of aid vehicles travelling through Gaza on 1st April, killing […]
World Central Kitchen to resume Gaza aid after staff deaths in Israeli strike
Nicosia, Cyprus Reuters World Central Kitchen (WCK) said it would resume operations in the Gaza Strip on Monday, a month after seven workers of the US-based charity were killed in an Israeli air strike. Prior to halting operations, WCK had distributed more than 43 million meals in Gaza since October, representing by its own accounts […]
Chef Jose Andres mourns World Central Kitchen workers killed in Gaza at Washington Cathedral
Washington DC, US Reuters Celebrity chef Jose Andres called seven aid workers killed by Israeli forces in Gaza “the best of humanity” on Thursday during a memorial service at the Washington National Cathedral that was attended by hundreds, and punctuated by grief and ongoing questions about the attack. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel […]
Israel-Hamas conflict: Six months into Gaza war, Israel faces deepening isolation
JAMES MACKENZIE and NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI, of Reuters, report on the ongoing conflict in Gaza…
Israel plans to adjust Gaza war tactics after killing of aid workers
Jerusalem Reuters Israel said on Thursday it would adjust tactics in the Gaza war tactics after killing seven aid workers in air strikes its military has acknowledged were a major mistake, and that inquiry findings would be made public soon. Monday’s incident has stoked Western anger at the mounting civilian toll in the Palestinian enclave, […]
Undelivered Gaza aid returns to Cyprus after aid workers killed; UN suspends aid movements at night in Gaza
Larnaca, Cyprus Reuters A sea convoy of undelivered food for Gaza returned to Cyprus on Wednesday after aid workers of World Central Kitchen (WCK) were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Monday evening. A cargo ship carrying 240 metric tons of food that had been destined for the people of the beseiged Palestinian enclave sailed […]
Chef Jose Andres says Israel targeted his aid workers “systematically, car-by-car”
Washington, US Reuters Celebrity chef Jose Andres told Reuters in an emotional interview on Wednesday that an Israeli attack that killed seven of his food aid workers in Gaza had targeted them “systematically, car-by-car.” Speaking via video, Andres said the World Central Kitchen (WCK) charity group he founded had clear communication with the Israeli military, […]
Celebrity chef Jose Andres sidestepped red tape to bring aid to Gaza
Madrid, Spain Reuters Celebrity chef Jose Andres’ disdain for red tape is one of the reasons his food charity found itself coordinating the humanitarian effort in Gaza when seven of its workers were killed in an Israeli airstrike. The aid workers for World Central Kitchen were killed when their convoy was hit shortly after they […]