The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, announced the suspension of the delivery of aid through the Kerem Shalom crossing, the main passage for the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, after an armed gang seized food trucks yesterday, Saturday, that tried to enter through the crossing.

Lazzarini stressed in a tweet on his account on the X platform that the humanitarian operation in Gaza has become unnecessarily impossible due to the blockade, Israeli obstacles and lack of security.

He pointed out that the responsibility for protecting relief workers and supplies lies with Israel as the occupying power.

He stressed that the decision - which he described as difficult - to stop delivering aid through the Kerem Shalom crossing comes at a time when hunger is rapidly worsening.

There were signs of thieves and bandits seizing aid trucks in the Gaza Strip, in coordination with the occupation forces that protect these gangs and target the Palestinian police forces to prevent them from securing aid.