UN halts Rafah food distribution due to shortages and hostilities

A UN agency says its stores are inaccessible because of an Israeli operation in the south Gaza city.

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The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, warned its distribution centre and a World Food Programme warehouse were now inaccessible because of the ongoing Israeli military operation against Hamas in eastern Rafah.

At least 815,000 of the more than a million people taking refuge in Rafah have fled since the Israeli operation began two weeks ago.

Unrwa also said its health centres had not received any medical supplies in the past 10 days.

The news came as the US said it did not believe any of the aid that had entered northern Gaza through a newly-completed floating pier had been distributed to Palestinians by humanitarian organisations.

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