Thousands of people broke into warehouses on Sunday, stealing aid intended for Gazans and undermining international efforts to support civilians in the Palestinian territory, according to reports.
According to the paper, about 30 trucks loaded with critical resources such as food, water and medicine entered the Gaza Strip. Associated Press (AP). As Israel continues its military offensive in the northern Gaza Strip, the trucks enter Egypt through the Rafah crossing, prompting Palestinians to move south. (Related: ‘Retaliation’: Israel expands ground operations against Hamas, officials say)
Thomas White, Gaza director for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA), said the incursion was a worrying sign of deteriorating social order in Gaza.
Desperate Palestinians in Gaza have raided aid warehouses to obtain food and hygiene products. The United Nations says this is a “worrying sign that civil order is beginning to crumble.” pic.twitter.com/5s1n7Axs0o
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“People are scared, frustrated and desperate,” he told AP News.
UNWRA spokesperson Juliet Touma claimed that four warehouses were broken into on Saturday. One of the warehouses contained 80 tons of food, according to the United Nations World Food Program.
Israeli authorities have announced that they will soon allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza, the newspaper reported. The United Nations World Food Program says 40 trucks need to enter Gaza every day to meet the needs of displaced Palestinians.
President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and emphasized “the need to immediately and significantly increase the flow of humanitarian aid to meet the needs of civilians in Gaza.”
Israel has made a major move to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza as it continues its military operation in the Palestinian territory after the Oct. 7 terrorist attack that killed 1,200 Israelis and took more than 200 hostages. facing pressure. Israel launched a ground invasion of Gaza on Friday and significantly stepped up airstrikes in the area. The Biden administration is moving away from a full-scale ground invasion of Gaza, fearing that Israel could disrupt hostage release negotiations. according to The Washington Post.
The country also faces increasing international pressure to implement a ceasefire, including from the United Nations and some members of the US Congress.
