Israel blocks UN food aid to northern Gaza

Israel blocks UN food aid to northern Gaza

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Israel is preventing food aid from reaching northern Gaza, the director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has said.

Israel is preventing the flow of food aid to the northern regions of Gaza. This was reported by the Director of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Philip Lazzarini in X, UNN reports.

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According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Israel is preventing food aid from reaching northern Gaza.

So far, Israel has not commented on this report. However, the Director of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), Lazzarini, calls for the restrictions to be lifted immediately.

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