Over 350 humanitarian sites and aid convoys hit in Gaza since 7 October

At least 357 humanitarian-run sites and convoys in Gaza whose coordinates had been shared in advance with warring parties were hit before the World Central Kitchen (WCK) attack this month, Middle East Eye has learnt.

UN officials and aid workers, many speaking on condition of anonymity, have told MEE it had been clear for months that the humanitarian notification system in Gaza was broken.

But when the Israeli military killed seven aid workers, including six foreigners, in the WCK convoy on 1 April, the flawed system came under global scrutiny. 

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant announced the establishment of a new humanitarian deconfliction cell to ensure the security of aid workers. US Ambassador Jack Lew was given a tour.