US EditionWorld Central Kitchen halts work in Gaza as supplies run out
- World Central Kitchen, a U.S.-based charity, halted its aid operations in Gaza on Wednesday 2025-05-07 due to a total Israeli blockade preventing supply entry.
- The blockade began on March 2, 2025, after Israel ended a two-month ceasefire and resumed military actions aiming to pressure Hamas for hostage releases.
- Before suspending operations, WCK provided 133,000 meals and baked 80,000 loaves daily, but now trucks carrying food and fuel remain stuck in Egypt, Jordan, and Israel, waiting for clearance to enter Gaza.
- Since early 2025, more than 10,000 children suffered acute malnutrition in Gaza, with March cases rising 80% to 3,600, and nearly half of 200 nutrition centers closing due to displacement and bombardment.
- The suspension of WCK’s food aid highlights the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where severe food shortages and malnutrition threaten millions under an ongoing blockade.
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World Central Kitchen closes soup kitchens across Gaza due to dwindling supplies
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza — Israel’s ongoing blockade of humanitarian assistance for Gaza forced a leading aid group to shut its community soup kitchens Thursday as it faced empty warehouses and no replenishment of supplies in the war-battered enclave.U.S.-based World Central Kitchen, which was serving 133,000 meals per day, said there is almost no food left in Gaza with which to cook.The ongoing hunger is threatening Gaza’s population, already batter…
'We Have No More Food,' Says World Central Kitchen Amid Israeli Attacks and Deadly Starvation
"Our trucks—loaded with food and supplies—are waiting in Egypt, Jordan, and Israel, ready to enter Gaza," said WCK founder José Andrés. "But they cannot move without permission."
With almost no food left in Gaza, a major aid group shuts down soup kitchens due to Israel’s blockade
Israel’s ongoing blockade of humanitarian assistance for Gaza forced a leading aid group to shut its community soup kitchens Thursday as it faced empty warehouses and no replenishment of supplies in the war-battered enclave. World Central Kitchen was serving 133,000 meals per day and baking 80,000 loaves of bread over the past weeks, but said it was forced to suspend operations since there is almost no food left in Gaza for the organization to c…
World Central Kitchen closes dining rooms in Gaza due to Israel's blockade
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — Israel's continued blockade of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip forced a prominent international aid group to close its soup kitchens Thursday, citing a lack of…
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