All posts tagged "José Andrés"

The World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid organization said on Sunday it would resume operations in the Gaza Strip four weeks after seven of its staff members died in an Israeli aerial attack. "We have been forced to make a decision: stop feeding altogether during one of the worst hunger crises ever, ending our operation that accounted for 62% of all International non-governmental organization aid, or keep feeding knowing that aid, aid workers, and civilians are being intimidated and killed," WCK said in a statement released on Sunday. The seven WCK staff members died on April 1, when Israel Defense......

Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi said an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip which killed seven aid workers was the result of a "misidentification" issue, citing a preliminary investigation into the events. British, Australian, Polish, a US-Canadian dual citizen, and Palestinian nationals were killed when their convoy was attacked on Monday night. The World Central Kitchen (WCK) employees were travelling in a deconflicted zone in two armoured cars branded with the WCK logo, the US-based aid organization set up by US-Spanish restaurateur José Andrés said. Despite coordinating movements w......