The United Nations is set to halt delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip on Monday because its vehicles have run out of fuel, a UN official said. Gaza has been facing a fuel shortage because of Israeli restrictions on supplies and a strike by Palestinian fuel distributors.
The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which provides aid to Gazans, said the lack of fuel would force its food distribution programmes to be halted on Monday, affecting some 650,000 people. "The lack of petrol for our cars and other vehicles means that our education, relief and social service programmes will be severely hit," said UNRWA spokesman Christopher Gunness.
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