World Food Programme reports ‘hunger and desperation’ and says Gaza is ‘hanging by a thread’
- Middle East crisis – live updates
A UN effort to deliver critical food aid to northern Gaza has been paused because of a breakdown in public order amid acute “hunger and desperation” across the battered territory.
The UN’s World Food Programme was forced to suspend plans to send 10 convoys of food aid into northern Gaza this week after chaotic scenes over the weekend, with crowds looting lorries. A driver was beaten and gunfire was reported.
Continue reading…