World Central Kitchen

December 3, 2025 | Enia Krivine |

UNRWA in Gaza Has Been Replaced; It’s Time to Shutter the Agency

The UN Relief and Works Agency — or UNRWA — in Gaza has been replaced by over a dozen other aid organizations. UNRWA’s decades-long monopoly on aid and services has finally been broken, presenting...

August 13, 2025 | |

Israel Eliminates Gaza Terrorist Cell Posing as World Central Kitchen Aid Workers

Armed Terrorists Mimicking Aid Workers: The IDF announced on August 12 that it had eliminated five armed terrorists in the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah who were posing as...

August 13, 2025 | Joe Truzman |

IDF targets terrorists disguised as aid workers

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on August 12 that it had eliminated terrorists who were disguised as members of World Central Kitchen (WCK), an aid group assisting Palestinian civilians...

May 27, 2025 | |

‘Agents of the Occupation’: Hamas Threatens Civilians Who Accept Aid From Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

Hamas Threatens Aid Recipients: Hamas denounced the new U.S.-Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) as an “agent of the occupation,” warning Palestinian civilians...

January 15, 2025 | |

Israel SitRep: January 15, 2025

January 15, 2025 | Israel at War Situation Report Israel SitRep: January 15, 2025 Today’s Issue: | Israel Prepares for Return of Hostages, Social Workers Briefed on How to Assist Them | IAF Strikes...

December 11, 2024 | |

Aid Group Fires Dozens of Gazan Employees Identified as Terrorist Operatives

Israel Identifies Terrorists Working for Aid Group: The World Central Kitchen (WCK) confirmed on December 10 that it fired 62 of its employees in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli...

July 18, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

The rise and fall of the US-built floating Gaza pier

The construction of the pier off the Gazan coast coincided with the IDF's start of the Rafah operation.

May 1, 2024 | |

World Central Kitchen Resumes Gaza Operations

Aid organization World Central Kitchen (WCK) resumed operations in Gaza this week, providing 200,000 meals to Palestinians in Gaza on April 30. The aid organization had suspended operations in Gaza after...

April 26, 2024 | Bradley Bowman, Mike Daum

What the World Central Kitchen Strike Tells Us About Israel — And Its Enemies

More than two dozen Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to the Biden administration on April 16 criticizing Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza and expressing concern about “civilian harm...

April 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

US Army ships heading to Gaza, arrive in Crete

US Army ships on their way to Gaza are part of the increased efforts by US-Israeli cooperation to increase humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

April 10, 2024 | Enia Krivine |

The U.S. and Israel Negotiate Over the Fate of Hamas’s Last Bastion

It is in Washington’s best interest to back Israel’s Rafah operation as it would minimize civilian casualties and ensure the success of the operation.

April 10, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

UAE sends 370 tonnes of aid, first land convoy reaches Jabalya in northern Gaza

UAE sends 370 tonnes of aid to northern Gaza via land convoy, marking a significant development amid efforts to provide humanitarian support.

April 10, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel’s Defense Minister details new humanitarian focus in Gaza

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant held a briefing on April 10 in which he sought to highlight Israel’s challenges in Gaza and also the next phase of the war. “Two weeks ago I instructed the defense...

April 10, 2024 | David Daoud |

Hezbollah’s expected Response to IRGC-QF Gen. Mohammad Zahedi’s killing

According to the Syrian Army, at 17:00 hours on April 1, Israel launched an airborne attack from over the Golan Heights, targeting a building in Damascus that it described as the Iranian consulate...

April 10, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Biden wavers

He’s sending a message to both America’s enemies and allies

April 7, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

Did Israel surrender to White House pressure in Gaza? Iran likely thinks so

Just 72 hours after President Biden all but threatened to cut off US support for Israel, the Israeli military marked the Oct. 7 massacre’s six-month anniversary by announcing its withdrawal of forces...

April 7, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

UAE praises role of World Central Kitchen in Gaza

The statements appear to show that there is a renewed window of opportunity for the UAE and WCK and others to continue work in Gaza.

April 5, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: April 5, 2024

Today’s Issue: IDF Publishes Findings on Deaths of World Central Kitchen Aid Workers | IDF Continues Khan Younis Operations, IAF Strikes More Than 30 Gaza Targets | In Overnight West Bank Raids, Troops...

April 5, 2024 | |

Two IDF Officers Dismissed Over Aid Convoy Tragedy

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on April 5 the dismissal of two officers and the disciplining of others over an accidental air strike on a Gaza aid convoy. Publishing...

April 4, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel faces renewed rocket threat from Gaza

On April 4, sirens sounded in numerous Israeli communities near Gaza. These included sirens in the large Israeli cities of Ashkelon and Netivot. This appears to be the first large barrage of rockets fired...