World Central Kitchen has paused its operations in Rafah, citing “ongoing attacks” by the Israeli army. The organization has relocated north amid a series of Israeli strikes that resumed Wednesday, May 29. This followed an airstrike on Sunday, May 26, that killed at least 45 civilians sheltering in tents. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the incident a “tragic mishap.”
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This strike occurred near a designated “safe” zone for Palestinians fleeing military action.
Despite these challenges, the kitchen provided 100,000 meals on Monday, May 27, in Gaza and plans to increase this effort. The group had only recently resumed operations four weeks after an airstrike killed seven of its workers.
Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) reported that no substantial aid has reached the area since May 6 due to the intense fighting. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, noted that Gaza’s health system has effectively been dismantled, with daily patient deaths due to the ongoing shortages and violence.
The Israel Defense Forces have urged around 100,000 residents to evacuate Rafah in anticipation of a major ground invasion, with about 1 million people already displaced.
Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign aid, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, World Health Organization
[KARAH RUCKER]
THE GLOBAL RELIEF PROGRAM — WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN — HAS PAUSED ITS OPERATIONS IN RAFAH CITING ONGOING ISRAELI ATTACKS.
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN SAYS AID WORKERS HAVE RELOCATED NORTH AMID A SERIES OF STRIKES THAT RESUMED WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THESE FOLLOWED AN AIRSTRIKE ON SUNDAY IN RAFAH THAT THE HAMAS-RUN HEALTH MINISTRY SAys KILLED AT LEAST 45 PEOPLE SHELTERING IN TENTS. ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU CALLED THE INCIDENT A “TRAGIC MISHAP.”
DESPITE THE CHALLENGES, WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN SAYS IT MANAGED TO PROVIDE ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND MEALS IN GAZA ON MONDAY AND AIMS TO INCREASE THIS EFFORT.
THE GROUP RECENTLY RESUMED OPERATIONS IN GAZA FOUR WEEKS AFTER AN AIRSTRIKE KILLED SEVEN OF ITS WORKERS.
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