World Central Kitchen

IDF legal chief to issue key rulings on Gaza war crimes allegations in coming weeks - exclusive

MILITARY AFFAIRS: The Jerusalem Post has learned that Itay Offir will soon announce decisions on the World Central Kitchen and International Red Crescent cases.

IDF MILITARY ADVOCATE GENERAL Maj.-Gen. Itay Offir seen speaking at the Israel Bar Association's annual conference in Eilat, May 2026.
Israeli soldiers enter Gaza at the border as seen from Israel, October 3, 2025

IDF closes dozens of alleged pre-2025 war crime cases - exclusive

Palestinians inspect the site of an overnight Israeli strike on a house in Gaza City, October 29, 2025.

Possible human rights violations in Gaza documented in classified US report, sources tell WaPo

Lorries with aid loads for delivery into Gaza arrive at Larnaca Port, Cyprus, June 26, 2024.

Cyprus dispatches 1,200 metric tons of aid for Gaza, says distribution under UN watch


To decide not to decide: Kicking the can down the road in Gaza - comment

The IDF needs to ask itself tough questions about breaches of protocol – not after the war, but right now.

 A Palestinian inspects near a vehicle where employees from the World Central Kitchen (WCK), including foreigners, were killed in an Israeli airstrike. April 2, 2024.

Deputy minister against IDF chief of staff: 'Dismiss him immediately'

The leader of the Noam Party, MK Avi Maoz, criticized IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and called for his dismissal. In his statement, he strongly opposed various decisions by the chief of staff.

IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi (left) and MK Avi Maoz (Right)

PM Netanyahu 'desperate' for hostage deal, WCK accident 'changed everything' - report

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly desperate to achieve a hostage and ceasefire that would see the release of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas, as IDF troops pulled from Khan Yunis.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference, March 31, 2024.

How the Gaza aid strike could have been prevented - report

When an aid organization presented a plan to better organize aid distribution, the Prime Minister's Office told them "What's the rush?"

 A Palestinian man rides a bicycle past a damaged vehicle where employees from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) were killed in an Israeli airstrike, in the central Gaza Strip April 2, 2024.

Herzi Halevi to reprimand commander of IDF Southern Command over WCK killings

Upon receiving the report, Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi ordered several disciplinary actions to be taken immediately.

 Commanding Officer of the Southern Command Yaron Finkelman at Shifa Hospital, March 23, 2024.

IDF dismisses two senior officers, censures 3 others in mistaken attack on aid workers

After the unfortunate sequence of events resulting in the IDF's fatal error, the IDF issued a statement about the incident.

 An IDF infographic showing the area in which the strike on the World Central Kitchen aid convoy occurred.

UN resumes nighttime aid operations after catastrophic deaths of World Central Kitchen workers

UN resumes Gaza aid ops post-WCK deaths. Dujarric reports dire hospital conditions, ongoing conflict, potential UN-US aid coordination, and refrains from Knesset vote comment.

 Humanitarian aid trucks wait in line to be inspected at the Kerem Shalom crossing, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, on the border between Israel, Gaza and Egypt in this still image taken from video released December 12, 2023.

US week approved transfer of thousands of bombs to Israel this week, official says

Despite criticisms following the death of WCK aid workers in the Gaza Strip, the US approved a transfer of a thousand additional bombs to Israel, but will only arrive next year.

 An Israeli soldier walks next to items found inside a workshop which they claim was used for weapon production and located on the lower floors of a residential building in the northern Gaza Strip, November 8, 2023.

'Stop it now': US first lady Jill Biden to president on Gaza - report

The White House was quick to assure the press that the first lady's words expressed pain over the deaths of civilians but not a request that the Biden administration change policy.

U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden await the arrival of Jordan's King Abdullah, Queen Rania and Crown Prince Hussein, at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 12, 2024.

US calls for Israel to investigate deaths of World Central Kitchen aid workers

The Biden administration, alongside other allies of Israel, called on Israel to conduct a public and swift investigation into the death of aid workers in Gaza.

 A Palestinian man rides a bicycle past a damaged vehicle where employees from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) were killed in an Israeli airstrike, in the central Gaza Strip April 2, 2024.