The attack on José Andrés' NGO in which seven aid workers died occurred along two and a half kilometers of road. The decision effectively closes the sea route for the arrival of food to Gaza.

One million people - 50% of the population - faces famine due to the Israeli blockade of aid delivery. The presence of Hamas members with WCK and other humanitarian agencies, public, private and multilateral, is well known - also by Israel. World Central Kitchen (WCK) is the private organization that has delivered the most in Gaza since the start of the war.