‘Hunger, desperation, anxiety’ see 15 WFP aid trucks looted
Fifteen World Food Programme (WFP) trucks, carrying food supplies, were looted late last night in southern Gaza, while en route to WFP-supported bakeries, the organisation said in a statement.
“Hunger, desperation and anxiety over whether more food aid is coming, is contributing to rising insecurity,” the organisation said.
“We need support from the Israeli authorities to get far greater volumes of food assistance into Gaza faster, more consistently, and transported along safer routes, as was done during the ceasefire.”
WFP said the need for distributing food parcels directly to families is the “most effective way to prevent widespread starvation”.
‘People have been starved’: UNRWA chief says no surprise to see looting
Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), says the aid trickling in to Gaza is “a needle in a haystack” amid dire conditions.
“The people of #Gaza have been starved + deprived of the basics including water & medicines for more than 11 weeks. Mothers and fathers have run out of food for their children. Older people died because of lack of medicines,” he wrote in a post on X.
“A meaningful & uninterrupted flow of aid is the only way to prevent the current disaster from spiraling further,” Lazzarini added.
As we’ve been reporting, the WFP said 15 of its trucks carrying food supplies were looted last night in southern Gaza. “Hunger, desperation and anxiety over whether more food aid is coming, is contributing to rising insecurity,” the UN agency said.
No one should be surprised let alone shocked at scenes of precious aid looted, stolen or “lost”.
The people of #Gaza have been starved + deprived of the basics including water & medicines for more than 11 weeks.
Mothers and fathers have run out of food for their children.…
— Philippe Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini) May 23, 2025
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- At least 60 people have been killed and 185 wounded in the last 24 hours.
- Since October 7, 2023, Israeli forces have killed at least 53,822 Palestinians and wounded 122,382.
- Since March 18, when Israel broke the ceasefire, at least 3,673 people have been killed and 10,341 wounded.
