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UN: durable shelter and humanitarian access to Gaza blocked; flotilla interception raises concerns
Summary
At a UN briefing, the spokesperson said UN teams can only bring tarpaulins and blankets into Gaza, not durable shelter materials, and described restricted access and dangerous conditions for displaced families; reporters also raised an Israeli interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla and the UN called for unrestricted humanitarian access.
The United Nations told reporters on May 3 that humanitarian teams entering Gaza are limited to distributing tarpaulins, blankets and temporary items, and are not being allowed to bring the durable materials needed to construct shelters, a UN spokesperson said.
"We're able to bring tarpaulins, blankets, sheets, whatever. We are not able to bring anything that will let us build durable shelter," the spokesperson (Steph) said during the briefing. She added that the Israeli authorities were "right now... saying no on this and other items, notably, material needed to repair generators, to clear rubble." The UN said it needs clearance for durable goods and…
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