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U.N. says Gaza humanitarian operation at risk as fuel stocks are looted and crossings remain closed; flotilla detainees under review
Summary
The United Nations warned that the humanitarian operation in Gaza could come to a halt unless fuel and other essential supplies reach civilians, saying fuel stocks were looted, retrieval missions were repeatedly denied and deliveries through crossings remain insufficient.
The United Nations told reporters that the humanitarian situation in Gaza has reached "unprecedented levels of despair" and warned the entire aid operation could come to a standstill without access to fuel and a sustained flow of supplies.
At a U.N. press briefing, the U.N. spokesperson said that, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross, 29 casualties arrived at the ICRC field hospital in Rafah on a single morning, eight of them dead; most had explosive trauma wounds and two had gunshot injuries. The U.N. repeated that "no person anywhere should be forced to choose between risking one's life and feeding one's family."
The briefing said fuel stocks in Gaza are critically low and over the weekend some 260,000…
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