COGAT issues exceptional demand to the UN’s WFP
COGAT demands World Food Program immediately cease all support for Turkish organization IHH, which has been designated in Israel as a terrorist organization
Assessment
This is a sharp escalation in Israel's operational relationship with the UN. By directly ordering a UN agency to sever ties with a locally designated terrorist group, COGAT is testing institutional boundaries and could trigger a broader diplomatic standoff with the humanitarian system. The key question is whether WFP complies or challenges the demand.