Thousands of Palestinians have broken into several of United Nations warehouses in the Gaza Strip, looting wheat, flour and other basic goods, the United Nations relief agency said on Sunday.
The UN, while attributing the looting to desperations due to three weeks of total siege and bombing, again appealed for an end the bloodshed.
“This is a worrying sign that civil order is starting to break down after three weeks of war and a tight siege,” said Thomas White, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday repeated appeals to end the bloodshed and agree on a ceasefire that would end the “nightmare”.
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“The situation in Gaza is growing more desperate by the hour. I regret that instead of a critically needed humanitarian pause, supported by the international community, Israel has intensified its military operations,” Guterres said.
Israel imposed a total siege – no food, water, electricity – on the Palestinian enclave of 2.3 million people in the wake of the Hamas attack in Israel. Israel has allowed limited supplies of basic necessities and medicines. Efforts are under way to get more supply of food, water, fuel and medicine in the enclave that has been under intense bombing since October 7.