UN aid operations halt in Gaza after Israeli evacuation orders: Official
Al Jazeera
A top UN official tells reporters the repeated evacuation orders have upended the organisation’s aid operations.
The United Nations has been forced to halt its aid operations in Gaza due to Israel’s new evacuation orders for Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, a senior UN official says.
Briefing journalists on Monday at UN headquarters in New York, the official said: “We’re unable to deliver today with the conditions that we’re in.”
The official noted how the UN had relocated its main command operations for the Gaza Strip and most UN personnel to Deir el-Balah after Israel ordered the evacuation of Rafah in southern Gaza in May.
“Where do we move now?” the official asked, adding that UN staff had to be moved so quickly that equipment was left behind.
“We’re not leaving [Gaza] because the people need us there. We’re trying to balance the need of the population with the need for safety and security of the UN personnel,” the official stressed.
