UNRWA says food distribution in Rafah has been suspended due to insecurity | World News

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Tuesday that food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah was currently suspended due to a lack of supplies and insecurity.

UNRWA said in a statement

Israel launched a new push into the central Gaza Strip on Monday, bombing towns in the Palestinian enclave’s north and saying it planned to expand operations in Rafah, despite US warnings of the risk of mass casualties in the southern city.

Simultaneous Israeli attacks on the southern and northern edges of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip this month have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes again, severely restricting the flow of aid and raising the risk of famine.