Food Aid Convoy for Northern Gaza Looted After Delay at Israeli Checkpoint
7th March 2024
A new drive by the United Nation’s World Food Programme to deliver aid to an estimated half million people at risk of famine in northern Gaza has failed amid further scenes of chaos and violence.
A 14-truck convoy destined for northern Gaza was looted on Tuesday after being held at an Israeli army checkpoint for several hours, aid workers said. As the convoy turned back after the delay, it was attacked and 200 tonnes of food looted by “a large crowd of desperate people”.
Insecurity, logistical bottlenecks, ongoing fighting and restrictions on movement imposed by Israel have combined to limit aid deliveries to a fraction of what is needed, aid officials said.
The Israelis, quite naturally, have to make sure that they aren’t shipping in weapons, since U.N. agencies are notorious for aiding Hamas in its terrorist activities. And it’s quite clear that the Palestinians were the ones doing the looting, although the lefty-wing Guardian does its best to spin it as if they were victims.