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Gaza Aid Stockpiles Fall After Israeli Halt
(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Food, medicine and shelter stockpiles in Gaza are limited and aid intended for Palestinians in desperate need may spoil following Israel's suspension of deliveries to the enclave, humanitarian agencies said Monday.
Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza on Sunday as a standoff over the truce that has halted fighting for the past six weeks escalated.
"Much of what has come in over the past few weeks has already been distributed...Now, already we are seeing price increases", a UN official in Gaza said.
Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres warned that the suspension of aid will add significant pressure on the two million Palestinians in the enclave who are still suffering from shortages of essential goods following 16 months of war.
More than 300 trucks loaded with aid were stopped from crossing the border from Egypt on Sunday, according to the International Federation of the Red Cross.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Hamas Monday with unimaginable consequences if it did not return hostages held in Gaza, while the Palestinian resistance group accused his government of sabotaging the truce.
The first phase of the fragile ceasefire ended over the weekend but talks over its future have hit an impasse after six weeks of relative calm in the Gaza Strip that included exchanges of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners and an influx of badly needed aid into the devastated territory.
Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza on Sunday as a standoff over the truce that has halted fighting for the past six weeks escalated.
"Much of what has come in over the past few weeks has already been distributed...Now, already we are seeing price increases", a UN official in Gaza said.
Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres warned that the suspension of aid will add significant pressure on the two million Palestinians in the enclave who are still suffering from shortages of essential goods following 16 months of war.
More than 300 trucks loaded with aid were stopped from crossing the border from Egypt on Sunday, according to the International Federation of the Red Cross.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Hamas Monday with unimaginable consequences if it did not return hostages held in Gaza, while the Palestinian resistance group accused his government of sabotaging the truce.
The first phase of the fragile ceasefire ended over the weekend but talks over its future have hit an impasse after six weeks of relative calm in the Gaza Strip that included exchanges of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners and an influx of badly needed aid into the devastated territory.
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