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Large food convoy violently looted in Gaza, UNRWA says
Trucks loaded with aid drive down the Salaheddin road in the central town of Deir el-Balah in the Gaza Strip on November 5, 2024. (Eyad Baba/AFP)
A convoy of 109 trucks was violently looted on Nov. 16 after crossing into Gaza, resulting in the loss of 98 trucks, an UNRWA aid official tells Reuters.
The convoy carrying food provided by UN agencies UNRWA and the World Food Program was instructed by Israel to depart at short notice via an unfamiliar route from Kerem Shalom crossing, Louise Wateridge, UNRWA senior emergency officer tells Reuters.
“This incident highlights the severity of access challenges of bringing aid into southern and central Gaza,” she said.
She does not specify who looted the convoy.
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