Looters Hit Aid Trucks Stuck at Gaza Border

Published on July 11, 2024

More than 1,100 truckloads of humanitarian aid are stuck on the Palestinian side of a Gaza border crossing, waiting for distribution. An Israeli defense ministry agency responsible for coordinating aid deliveries said on July 10 that there were 1,150 trucks backed up at the Kerem Shalom crossing into the southern Gaza Strip. Another 50 trucks wait at the Erez crossing into northern Gaza, said the Israeli military agency, COGAT, or Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories. The United Nations said it is struggling to distribute aid within the Gaza enclave, where 2.3 million people live. “Yes, the aid is being dropped off. But on the other side of that, you have utter lawlessness, plus you have continuing conflict,” said U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric....

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