Death on the road to Rafah: the night the IDF targeted World Central Kitchen aid workers
Summary
On April 1, 2024, aid workers from World Central Kitchen (WCK) were unloading a large shipment of food in Gaza when their convoy was attacked by the Israeli military. The food shipment was part of a humanitarian effort coordinated with the Israeli army, but miscommunication led to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) wrongly identifying the convoy as being hijacked by Hamas. Several aid workers were killed in the attack.Key Facts
- WCK brought in food shipments to Gaza by sea, the first since 2007, to help with widespread hunger caused by the ongoing war.
- The shipment on April 1 included enough food for over 1 million meals and Ramadan dates from the UAE.
- The delivery was supposed to be protected by the Israeli army and was coordinated over several days.
- Final Israeli security clearance delayed the convoy’s departure until nightfall.
- Israeli drones surveilled the convoy but the overseeing soldiers were not fully informed of the convoy’s route and purpose.
- Local armed guards, not normally allowed by WCK policy, accompanied the convoy unexpectedly.
- An armed local man fired a shot into the air, which was misinterpreted by Israeli forces as a hijacking by Hamas.
- Three WCK vehicles were hit by Israeli strikes within minutes, resulting in the deaths of aid workers.
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