The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) said Monday its aid delivery operations through the US-built pier in Gaza have been “paused” due to safety concerns amid Israeli attacks on the strip.
WFP Director Cindy McCain told US broadcaster CBS that concerns over the safety of her team was the main reason behind this decision.
“I’m concerned about the safety of our people,” she said. “We’ve stepped back for the moment … to make sure we’re on safe terms and on safe ground before we’ll restart. But the rest of the country is operational. We’re doing everything we can in the north and the south”
McCain added that two WFP warehouses in Gaza have been “rocketed” and that a staffer was injured.
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) described the pause as a step to allow for a security review over the aid distribution situation in Gaza. ….more
