Nearly 100 trucks of food aid have been stolen in Gaza, according to the UN agency

On November 18, it was reported that nearly 100 trucks full of food intended for Palestinians were stolen after they entered the Palestinian autonomous region of Gaza on the 16th. The photo shows a truck carrying humanitarian aid heading to the Gaza Strip. Taken at the Kerem Shalom checkpoint in southern Israel on the 11th (2024 Reuters/Amir Cohen)

[ジュネーブ／カイロ １８日 ロイター] – Nearly 100 trucks full of food intended for Palestinians were found to have been stolen after entering the Palestinian autonomous region of Gaza on the 16th. The United Nations agency revealed this to Reuters on the 18th. A year and a month after the start of the war, the hunger in Gaza has worsened, making it one of the worst disasters in terms of aid supply.

A convoy carrying food provided by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) was ordered by Israel to suddenly leave the Kerem Shalom checkpoint on a path they don’t know he means.

Louise Waterridge, UNRWA’s chief emergency officer, said 98 of the 109 trucks were attacked and several transporters were injured.

“This highlights the difficulties in transporting aid to southern and central Gaza. Without urgent intervention, food shortages will worsen, leaving more than two million people dependent on humanitarian aid for survival. It puts lives at greater risk.”

Al-Aqsa, the Hamas TV channel, reported that Hamas Interior Ministry sources in Gaza said that more than 20 gang members involved in the hijacking of the aid truck were killed in an operation that Hamas security forces in coordination with tribal committees I told him.

He also said that if anyone who helped in such looting is caught, they will be punished with an “iron fist”.

A WFP spokesperson confirmed the looting and said many roads in Gaza are currently impassable due to security concerns.

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