After a five day pause, cooking operations resumed today at World Central Kitchen's Deir al-Balah Field Kitchen in Gaza. 

This marks the second time in 2025 our hot meal program has been forced to halt due to a lack of available food supplies. Our teams on the ground are showing deep commitment and resilience, starting to cook again as quickly as possible.

Thousands of families receive clean drinking water each day at WCK's Deir al-Balah water. With resources in Gaza critically limited, our team is working nonstop to ensure people have access to both nourishing meals and safe water.

Drop in to a WCK water station

Our resilient and resourceful Palestinian team on the ground is supplying critically needed clean water. 

WCK Water is a Lifeline

Introducing the newest member of the WCK fleet in Gaza! This powerhouse food truck can bake 3,000 loaves of pita bread per hour. The Kingdom of Jordan supported the building and transport of the truck, which could help make a big difference for the meals of the people it serves

WCK's Mobile Bakery

Despite significant restrictions on humanitarian aid entering Gaza, our teams have delivered over 130 million meals by land, sea, and air. We've set up four large-capacity Field Kitchens in southern and central Gaza and established a network of Palestinian-led, WCK-supported Community Kitchens that provide thousands of meals every day. With the help of local partners, we are expanding our food distribution efforts to the north, where the growing influx of returning families is increasing the demand for assistance.

Hear from our staff in Gaza who work hard every day to cook and distribute nourishing food.

Palestinian Voices

See the incredible work being done in one of our community kitchens in Gaza.

Community Kitchens

Watch as WCK and our partners complete the first maritime aid shipment into Gaza in nearly two decades.

Maritime Aid

WCK is supporting farmers in Gaza who then provide fresh vegetables and produce to our kitchens.

Supporting Farmers

Our Gaza team members embody WCK’s core values of empathy, adaptability, resilience, and collaboration. We invite you to read some of their inspiring stories.

WCK values shine through in Gaza

“We spend the entire day thinking and trying to get food. The war imposed on us famine and the lack of the minimum necessities of life. But hope was always there, sent by WCK, which did not forget to help us and always provide us with meals.”

Khaled

“We crafted this clay oven to bake bread and feed our children. These are earnest efforts to survive.”

Loai

"Since the beginning of the war, my family and I have been suffering scourges: no food, no drink, and none of the necessities of life. WCK did not leave us alone and always provided us with assistance.”

Ahmed

WCK is providing tens of thousands of Ramadan meal kits for Palestinian families to break their fast with.

Ramadan

WCK’s team planned for weeks to provide a special meal for families observing Eid al-Adha.

Eid al-Adha

Anera is one of WCK's partners in Gaza and their organization has been focused on helping Palestinians for decades. Their staff on the ground is doing everything possible to deliver meals to families in hard-to-reach places, even while suffering personal losses of family members and friends.

Help us provide food to families in need.

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In Gaza, relentless shelling and a ground offensive have killed tens of thousands of civilians and forced nearly two million more from their homes. Despite restrictions on humanitarian aid entering Gaza, WCK has provided more than 85 million meals by land, sea, and air to people in need.

Supporting Palestinians displaced by conflict in Gaza & West Bank

Supporting Palestinian families displaced by conflict in Gaza & West Bank

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