World Central Kitchen (WCK) founder Chef Jose Andres is facing mounting criticism after meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog to discuss Israel’s seven-month blockade that has cut off aid to Gaza.

Andres visited Gaza for the first time since the Israel’s genocide began, sharing pictures and videos of the decimation and WCK’s work along the way.

After leaving the Strip, Andres posted that he met with Herzog on Sunday to discuss Israel’s aid blockade, which Amnesty International has recently described as a deliberate campaign of starvation.

Critics slammed Andres after seeing the post, saying the meeting amounted to condoning Israel’s actions, including the targeting and killing of seven WCK international aid workers in April 2024.