Israeli air strikes have killed at least six Palestinians guarding aid trucks against looters, Hamas officials say, underlining the problems hindering supplies from reaching hungry people in Gaza following Israel’s 11-week-long blockade.
The Israeli military said 107 trucks carrying flour and other foodstuffs as well as medical supplies entered the Gaza Strip from the Kerem Shalom crossing point on Thursday.
But getting the supplies to people sheltering in tents and other makeshift accommodation has been fitful.
So far, an umbrella network of Palestinian aid groups said, 119 aid trucks have entered Gaza since Israel eased its blockade on Monday in the face of an international outcry.
But distribution had been hampered by looting by groups of men, some of them armed, near the city of Khan Younis, the network said.
“They stole food meant for children and families suffering from severe hunger,” the network said on Friday in a statement that also condemned Israeli air strikes on security teams protecting the trucks.
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