In Gaza, Limited Food Aid Meets Desperate Crowds and Looting
- On Thursday night, armed gangs attacked and looted 30 aid trucks carrying flour intended for bakeries in southern and central Gaza amid ongoing blockade conditions.
- The looting followed Israel’s partial easing of an 11-week blockade that previously halted humanitarian supplies, including food and medical aid.
- Aid deliveries remain far below pre-war levels of 500 to 600 trucks daily, causing bakeries to close and residents to face severe hunger and chaotic food distribution.
- Philippe Lazzarini, head of UNRWA, said on social media the current aid is a “needle in a haystack,” while local officials urged urgent intervention to allow entry of basic supplies.
- The attack and insufficient aid flow heighten insecurity and risk worsening civilian suffering, prompting calls for a meaningful and uninterrupted supply of humanitarian assistance.
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In Gaza, limited food aid meets desperate crowds and looting - Egypt Independent
CNN — Hours after the Al Haj bakery handed out its last piece of bread on Thursday, Jihad Al Shafie was still waiting, his hope of bringing some food to his family long gone. Like many in the crowd standing outside the bakery in central Gaza, Al Shafie lined up early in the morning, anticipating freshly baked pita from the first deliveries of flour to enter the besieged territory since early March. He was forced to leave empty-handed, as many …
·Cairo, Egypt
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