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World Central Kitchen workers killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza will be honored at memorial

Apr. 25, 2024 00:21 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A memorial at the National Cathedral in Washington on Thursday will honor the seven World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza earlier this month. José Andrés, the celebrity chef and philanthropist behind the Washington-based World...

A mission of mercy, then a fatal strike: How an aid convoy in Gaza became Israel’s target

Apr. 11, 2024 11:14 AM EDT

DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — It was hours after sundown when the eight aid trucks drove from the makeshift jetty, cobbled together from tons of wreckage left across Gaza by months of war. The trucks were escorted by three vehicles carrying aid workers from the World Central...

The Latest | Iran promises payback for Israel's apparent strike that killed top generals

Apr. 03, 2024 19:15 PM EDT

Iranian leaders renewed their promise to hit back after an airstrike widely blamed on Israel destroyed Iran's Consulate in Syria, killing 12 people, including two elite Iranian generals. Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi said Wednesday the attack “will not remain without answer.” ...

Bodies of 6 foreign aid workers slain in Israeli strikes are transported out of Gaza

Apr. 03, 2024 17:58 PM EDT

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The bodies of six foreign aid workers killed in Israeli airstrikes began the journey back to their home countries Wednesday as more questions swirled over Israel's explanation that a “misidentification” led to the attack on their convoy. The deadly...

The Latest | Israel's killing of aid workers in Gaza is a new blow to humanitarian efforts

Apr. 03, 2024 01:09 AM EDT

Israeli airstrikes on aid workers delivering food in Gaza killed at least seven people — including a U.S.-Canada dual citizen and citizens of Australia, Poland and the United Kingdom. It's the latest Israeli military action to hit humanitarian efforts in the besieged Palestinian territory. ...

World Central Kitchen is saving lives with food but paying a price in blood

Apr. 02, 2024 20:21 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The deaths of seven World Central Kitchen workers in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza was a tragic turn for an American homegrown charity that, in less than 15 years, has mushroomed from the grassroots brainchild of a celebrity chef into one of the world’s most recognized food...

What is World Central Kitchen and how has it helped people in Gaza?

Apr. 02, 2024 08:58 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — World Central Kitchen, the food charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, called a halt to its work in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli strike killed seven of its workers, mostly foreigners. The group, which said it will make decisions about longer-term plans...

Gaza medical officials say Israeli strike kills 4 foreign aid workers, driver after delivering food

Apr. 02, 2024 00:48 AM EDT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An apparent Israeli airstrike killed four international aid workers with the World Central Kitchen charity and their Palestinian driver late Monday, hours after the group brought in a new shipload of food to northern Gaza, which has been isolated and pushed to the...

The first ship to use a new sea route delivers aid to Gaza, Israeli miliary says

Mar. 15, 2024 16:28 PM EDT

WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP) — A ship delivered 200 tons of humanitarian supplies, food and water to Gaza on Friday, the Israeli military said, inaugurating a sea route from Cyprus for aid to help ease the humanitarian crisis brought by Israel’s 5-month-old offensive in the enclave. ...

The Latest | Israel denies Palestinian claim its forces killed 20 near Gaza aid distribution center

Mar. 15, 2024 13:31 PM EDT

The Palestinian Health Ministry accused Israeli forces of launching an attack near an aid distribution point in war-wracked northern Gaza, killing 20 people and wounding 155. The Israeli military said Friday that Palestinian gunmen opened fire in that attack and that none of its forces fired toward...