World Central Kitchen, a food charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, has called a halt to its work in Gaza after an Israeli strike. Among the dead are aid workers from the UK, Australia, Poland, Palestine, and a dual citizen of the US and Canada, the group confirmed. It said it would make decisions about longer-term plans in the region soon.
World Central Kitchen has been delivering essential meals to Gazans facing widespread hunger, pioneering a recently launched effort to deliver aid by sea. World Central Kitchen was founded after Andrés, a Spanish-American chef and restaurateur, visited Haiti following a devastating earthquake in 2010