World Central Kitchen halts operations after Israeli strike kills workers in Gaza

The US-based charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) is pausing its operations in Gaza after an Israeli air strike targeted a vehicle carrying its aid workers, killing three of them.

Israel claimed, without providing any proof, that one of the aid workers killed had participated in the 7 October attacks on southern Israel.

Israel has targeted the WCK before. In April, an Israeli strike killed four international aid workers belonging to the charity. The incident caused international outrage and condemnation.

According to the United Nations, Israel has killed more than 330 aid workers in the besieged strip since the start of its war on Gaza in October 2023.