UNRWA Press Release: UNRWA Suspends Imports into Gaza Following Aid Theft

[oberliner]

Jerusalem (UNRWA): The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, UNRWA, has
suspended all imports of aid into the Gaza Strip following the confiscation
of hundreds of tons of food aid.

During the night of 05 Feb 10 truckloads of flour and rice were taken from
the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom Crossing into Gaza. They had been
imported from Egypt for collection by UNRWA today. The food was taken away
by trucks contracted by the Ministry of Social Affairs. Two hundred metric
tones of rice and one hundred metric tons of flour were taken.

UNRWA's suspension of imports will remain in effect until the aid is
returned and the Agency is given credible assurances from the Hamas
government in Gaza that there will be no repeat of these thefts.

This is the second incident in 3 days, on Tuesday 03 Feb, three thousand
five hundred blankets and over four hundred food parcels were taken at gun
point from a distribution store in Beach Camp, Gaza. UNRWA has demanded the
return of this aid as well

http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=42707

[ohio2007]

1. UNRWA's suspension of imports will remain in effect until the aid is returned ...............

bte the UN will cave in on that demand ;)

[azurnoir]

3. It seems to me that you replied to a post

that stated UNRWA and Hamas had come to terms and aid is to be resumed with almost the same words of doubt hours ago, just can't resist a chance ?

[ohio2007]

4. thats bc we all know somebody is telling an 'untruth'

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304702123&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull



just a media spin to cover somebodies actions.

Why nobody is quoting Fatah on the issue is odd.

[azurnoir]

6. the link was to NASDAQ

I am sure they have an a political spin :eyes:
And well it is odd that Fatah hasn't said anything but perhaps its because Fatah in Gaza is too busy firing rockets at Israel and well their leader last I heard is on vacation in France

[azurnoir]

2. It was reported earlier today that

Hamas and UNRWA had come to an agreement and Hamas would return the food

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=124x258458

[Vegasaurus]

5. That's hysterical nt

[azurnoir]

7. I am sure you think so n/t