The World Central Kitchen nonprofit, which supplied meals in Gaza until seven of its aid workers were killed by an Israeli strike nearly a month ago, is to resume operations, AFP reports quoting the organisation’s CEO.

The US-based charity, founded by celebrity Spanish-American chef Jose Andres, provides food to communities facing humanitarian crises and disasters.

“We continue to grieve and mourn the loss of seven of our friends and colleagues who were killed in an IDF attack in Gaza,” the nonprofit’s CEO Erin Gore said in a statement.

She added that the World Central Kitchen was, nonetheless, “resuming operations in Gaza”.

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