The UN says aid distribution is not only hampered by the war but also lawlessness.
World Food Programme personnel watch a food aid distribution operation at the Zikim crossing, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in this handout photo obtained by Reuters on June 14, 2024.An Israeli military evacuation order covering a third of the Gaza Strip has “wiped out” the United Nations’ attempts to improve humanitarian aid deliveries via the Kerem Shalom crossing, a senior UN aid official said on Wednesday.
Israel’s military announced this month a daily daytime pause in attacks to facilitate the collection of aid from Kerem Shalom, but the UN has said the lawlessness means it is still too dangerous and it isAndrea De Domenico, head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, said that in the past few weeks, there had been a lot of discussions with Israel on how to improve the situation.
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