UN agency says 2 killed as Gaza aid convoy looted; Hamas claims organization ‘fully responsible’
30 December 2024, 10:09 pm

Two people have been killed in northern Gaza, as gunmen attacked an aid convoy, the World Food Program says, prompting Hamas to accuse the UN agency of having failed to coordinate security.

The World Food Program says in a statement that “a coordinated movement to bring in 40 trucks on behalf of humanitarian partners” on Sunday “was faced with violent, armed looting, resulting in the deaths of two. During the armed looting, five trucks of commodities were lost,” it adds.

Hamas, the Palestinian terror group that runs the Gaza Strip, says in a statement that “a catastrophic mistake” by the World Food Program “claimed the lives of two citizens and injured dozens with bullets.”

“We hold it fully responsible and demand that it not violate the protocol followed regarding coordination to secure aid trucks,” the statement says.