Australian gov report re: 4/1: “likely the presence of armed local security on the WCK aid convoy, not notified or approved in the detailed coordination process, gave the appearance of the presence of Hamas.” Exposes the gross inexperience of Jose, Sam Bloch, Erin Gore, John McLellan in the region.

WCK Chief of Security John McLellan, sent a response full of lies (staff did not have proper training as promised,) & naive, dangerous acceptance that their locations were “deconflicted” by the IDF. WCK was taking IDF fire leading up to April 1, even the day before. Inexcusable, unforgivable.

On March 6, a WCK employee with more experience in war zones than Jose, the board, or any of leadership pleaded for their safety to CEO Erin Gore & John McLellan, chief of security. He detailed previous, recent attacks & their lack of training. He was egregiously, summarily dismissed (more below)

They malign protestors & the UN while lying about their own impact.This diminishes the real work of WCK staff & memories of those lost. They parrot misleading numbers - "50% of NGO aid." The reality is COGAT/CLA (Israel/IDF) don't consider UNRWA or WFP "NGO"s. WCK take's clear advantage of this.

Sadly, WCK dismantled their policy team. After Blinken's failed 30 day ultimatum, aid orgs reported the situation was categorically worse in Gaza but WCK can't contribute to these reports because they have no one who could do it, & their numbers aren't auditable/true. Link below:

An article 4 months (link below) details lack of security protocol & culture of abuse. Jose , Chief "Safety and Security" Officer John McLellan, Director of Emergency Response Sam Bloch, CEO Erin Gore were warned by staff and other NGOs about Gaza & begged for more training. They did not receive it.

Wealthy donor Michael Bloomberg placed any coverage of these issues behind a paywall. You can read archived versions of the articles below where staff/contractors contributed to give a real accounting of how things work, or don't, in the organization.