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Gaza's Community Kitchens Collapse Under Israeli Blockade

World Central Kitchen halts operations as food supplies run out, leaving millions at risk of starvation in the besieged territory.

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Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on an UNRWA school sheltering displaced people, in the Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip, May 7, 2025. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
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Overview

  • World Central Kitchen has ceased operations in Gaza after running out of food and fuel, with 133,000 daily meals and 80,000 loaves of bread no longer being provided.
  • Over 80% of community kitchens in Gaza have shut down due to depleted supplies, cutting off a critical lifeline for hundreds of thousands of residents.
  • UNICEF reports more than 9,000 children in Gaza have been admitted for acute malnutrition this year, with humanitarian agencies warning of a looming famine.
  • Aid trucks carrying food and cooking fuel remain stranded at border crossings in Egypt, Jordan, and Israel, awaiting Israeli permission to enter.
  • The International Court of Justice has begun hearings to examine the legality of Israel’s blockade, which rights groups call a potential war crime.