US EditionArmed gunmen loot more than 100 aid trucks in Gaza, according to the United Nations
- Nearly a hundred aid trucks were looted in Gaza, described by UNRWA as "one of the worst" incidents of its kind.
- Ninety-Seven out of 109 trucks carrying food supplies were lost in the looting, according to UNRWA.
- UN Secretary-General Stéphane Dujarric said the attack on the convoy was the worst in volume amid warnings of worsening food shortages in Gaza.
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A UN humanitarian convoy of 109 trucks carrying food was violently looted in Gaza on Saturday, the UN agency for Palestine refugees (Unrwa) said. Drivers were forced at gunpoint to unload the aid after crossing the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing. This was one of the worst incidents of its kind, writes the BBC.
The convoy, carrying thousands of tons of food provided by UN agencies UNRWA and the World Food Program (WFP), was attacked shortly after entering Gaza on Saturday, UN officials and local community leaders said. Ninety-eight trucks of the convoy of 109 trucks were looted and some hauliers were injured during the incident, said Louise Wateridge, senior emergency officer for UNRWA. The incident “underscores the seriousness of the challenges of bri…
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