Aid delivery to Gaza stalled despite available supplies
Armed gangs systematically attack and stop vehicles, with a particular focus on those smuggling cigarettes, which fetch exorbitant prices on Gaza's black market.
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Armed gangs systematically attack and stop vehicles, with a particular focus on those smuggling cigarettes, which fetch exorbitant prices on Gaza's black market.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), the primary provider of aid to Palestinians in Gaza, announced on Thursday that food distribution in the southern city of Rafah has been suspended due to a lack of supplies and insecurity caused by the Israeli offensive.
The reports of violence came as Israel reopened the Kerem Shalom Crossing on Thursday morning to allow aid trucks to enter Gaza after several days of it being closed.
Prior to the commencement of the Israel-Hamas conflict, Israel had issued work permits to approximately 18,500 Gazans, as reported by COGAT, the Israeli defense organization responsible for Palestinian civilian affairs.