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JERUSALEM-The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Friday it has halted all aid shipments into the Gaza Strip due to interference by the ruling Hamas militant group.The U.N. Relief and Works agency said it made the decision after Hamas personnel intercepted an aid shipment for the second time this week.In a statement, UNRWA said 10 truckloads of flour and rice that had been delivered into Gaza on Thursday were taken away by trucks affiliated with the Hamas-run Ministry of Social Affairs. Earlier this week, Hamas police took thousands of blankets and food parcels meant for needy residents.UNRWA said the suspension would remain in effect until the aid is returned and the agency receives credible assurances from the Hamas government that such thefts will end. There was no immediate reaction from Hamas.UNRWA spokesman Chris Gunness said the agency would continue to distribute aid from its existing supplies in Gaza, but that stocks were running low."There is enough aid for days, not weeks," he said. Complicating the situation, he said the agency has not been able to import plastic bags used for food distribution, and that existing supplies will run out early next week.In Gaza, Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum called UNRWA's decision "unjustified."He said Hamas supports UNRWA's work but believes the agency gives some of its aid to groups attached to Hamas' rivals.He urged UNRWA "to put an end to using aid for political means, and to distribute it to all the needy equally."Some 80 percent of Gaza's 1.4 million people rely on the U.N. agency for food and other support, and U.N. officials say the need for aid has increased since Israel ended a military offensive in Gaza last month...AP correspondent Karen Zolka contributed to this report.
By JOSEF FEDERMAN, Associated Press Writer
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PS:IF the situation wasn't so horrible in Gaza already,I would feel like laughing at the UN ...serioiusly....Who in the world they think they are dealing with...?They think HAMAS are NORMAL PEOPLE...?They are a bunch of murderous thugs...!!!!Their minds function to a very low level--almost like animal,with all respect for animals--they dont think right,they dont act right.They dont care about palestinians...Look how they think...!they're more concerned about fatah than any other thing....!!!They are "takers" and "destroyers".They provide "0" contribution to the palestinian society or their betterment.
And the UN think that all the goods stolen are gonna be returned to them by Hamas...?Dont they see that Hamas now may be going around giving away may be a pound of flour to famined palestinians that will thank them and praise them for that--in big part,because they're so hypoglicemic that all they want is some food in their stomachs--and understandibly so...?UN...another big ZERO
As in the days of Noah....
