Gaza aid effort at ‘breaking point’, warns UN
Al Jazeera
OCHA chief says attacks by Israeli troops and Palestinian groups stifling bid to save lives in war-torn enclave.
The efforts of United Nations agencies to supply humanitarian aid in Gaza are at “breaking point”, a senior official has warned.
Aid efforts in Gaza are facing mounting obstacles as Israeli forces continue attacks on relief workers amid a breakdown of law and order in the war-torn enclave, the UN humanitarian agency’s (OCHA) chief said in a statement late on Monday. He also noted the threat from armed Palestinian groups.
Tom Fletcher, undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, said: “The reality is that despite our determination to deliver food, water and medicine to survivors, our efforts to save lives are at breaking point.”
The official noted an Israeli air attack had seriously injured three people at a known food distribution point where the World Food Programme (WFP) partner was operating.
Israeli soldiers also fired more than 16 rounds at a clearly marked UN convoy at the checkpoint from the south to the north on Sunday, he added.
