A Palestinian woman carries some belongings in a food aid box upon her return to Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip after Israeli shelling of the camp stopped on Nov. 29, 2024, amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Credit: Eyad Baba/AFP)
The U.N. agency supporting Palestinian refugees is pausing the delivery of aid through the key Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza because of security concerns, its chief said Sunday.
"We are pausing the delivery of aid through Kerem Shalom ... The road out of this crossing has not been safe for months. On 16 November, a large convoy of aid trucks was stolen by armed gangs. Yesterday, we tried to bring in a few food trucks on the same route. They were all taken," UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini said in a post on X.
The U.N. agency supporting Palestinian refugees is pausing the delivery of aid through the key Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza because of security concerns, its chief said Sunday.
"We are pausing the delivery of aid through Kerem Shalom ... The road out of this crossing has not been safe for months. On 16 November, a large convoy of aid...