he UN agency for Palestinian refugees has halted the delivery of aid through the key Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza because of safety fears, its chief said.
“The road out of this crossing has not been safe for months. On 16 November, a large convoy of aid trucks was stolen by armed gangs,” UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini posted on X.
“Yesterday, we tried to bring in a few food trucks on the same route. They were all taken,” he added, warning hunger was “rapidly deepening” in Gaza.
“The humanitarian operation has become unnecessarily impossible,” he said.
The United Nations said that Gaza has descended into anarchy, with hunger soaring, looting rampant, and rising numbers of rapes in shelters as public order falls apart.
Israel, which imposed a total siege of the Hamas-ruled territory after the October 7, 202,3 Hamas attacks, blames says that relief organizations cannot distribute large quantities of aid.
