Seven members of the charity's team were killed in Gaza earlier this month by Israeli airstrikes in what the country's military labeled a 'grave mistake.'
It comes nearly a month after seven of its aid workers were killed by Israel i airstrikes while they were on a mission to deliver food to desperate Palestinian civilians in the besieged territory.Erin Gore said that, in recognition of how dire humanitarian conditions remain in Gaza , the organisation is restarting its work there “with the same energy, dignity, and focus on feeding as many people as possible.
Gore added that WCK has built a team of locals “to carry the torch forward” as she reiterated the organisation’s demand for an independent probe into their aid workers’ killings. In Sunday’s announcement, Gore said the charity faced a tough decision between indefinitely ceasing its operations in Gaza despite the lifesaving impact it could have on starving Palestinians or continuing to push forward despite the grave risk involved for its workers and civilians.
The charity said it is prepared to serve up to eight million meals with 276 trucks ready to enter the territory through the Rafah crossing as they also explore doing more food deliveries through the Ashdod Port. WCK is also building a third high-production kitchen in southern Gaza, which will be named after one of the workers killed in Israel’s attack, in addition to the 68 community kitchens it operates in the area.
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