Thousands of people in Gaza have broken into aid depots to take supplies in what the UN called a “worrying sign of civil order starting to break down”.
Unwra said its second largest depot - located in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip - was targeted on Saturday as it holds most of the humanitarian aid delivered by the UN.
A senior spokeswoman for the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Abeer Etefa, told the BBC that the raids on warehouses were “expected” because of the “difficult conditions facing people”.
In a video statement posted on social media, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said humanitarian aid from Egypt and the US would be expanded into Gaza on Sunday, without elaborating further on the details.
However spokesman for Egypt’s foreign ministry, Ahmed Abu Zeid, accused Israel of “obstructing” aid deliveries by implementing cumbersome security checks.
"More than two million people, with nowhere safe to go, are being denied the essentials for life - food, water, shelter and medical care - while being subjected to relentless bombardment.
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