World Central Kitchen, the nonprofit organization founded by Chef José Andrés, has officially restarted its operations in Gaza, nearly a month after an Israeli airstrike tragically claimed the lives of their seven aid workers.
The team's decision to return and offer assistance following the loss of the aid workers left many wondering,"Why?" But in an op-ed in The Washington Post, Andrés simply said, “Our decision to resume feeding in Gaza is both the hardest and the simplest one we could make.” “We cannot stand by while so many people are so desperate for the essentials of life. Food is a universal human right, and we will not cease until those basic human rights are respected,” Andrés wrote.