Israel will no longer approve Unrwa food aid to northern Gaza, agency says

Head of agency says military authorities told UN that convoys will no longer be approved amid man-made famine'

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, said on Sunday that Israel had definitively barred it from making aid deliveries in northern Gaza, where the threat of famine is highest.

Despite the tragedy unfolding under our watch, the Israeli Authorities informed the UN that they will no longer approve any @Unrwa food convoys to the north," Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the agency, said on X.