World Food Programme says northern Gaza aid convoy blocked - BBC News

The UN agency says Israeli forces turned back a convoy of 14 lorries taking aid to northern Gaza.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, ReutersImage caption, Men carry bags of flour taken from an aid truck near an Israeli checkpoint in Gaza City last monthBy George WrightBBC NewsThe World Food Programme (WFP) says its first attempt in two weeks to bring food aid to northern Gaza was blocked by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

The UN agency says the convoy of 14 lorries was "turned back" at a checkpoint and was later looted by crowds of "desperate people".

The BBC has contacted the IDF for comment.

It comes a day after the World Health Organization (WHO) said children are dying of starvation in northern Gaza.

In a statement, the WFP said efforts to "deliver desperately needed food supplies" to the area resumed on Tuesday "but were largely unsuccessful".

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