UN food agency suspends operations in Gaza after car hit by gunfire at Israeli checkpoint

World Food Programme says it is the first time that one of its vehicles has been directly shot at near a checkpoint despite having security clearance

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The UN's food agency has said it is pausing movement of its staff in Gaza until further notice" after one of its vehicles was struck by gunfire at an Israeli military checkpoint.

Cindy McCain, head of the World Food Programme (WFP), said of Tuesday's incident: This is totally unacceptable and the latest in a series of unnecessary security incidents that have endangered the lives of WFP's team in Gaza.