Food aid convoy bound for northern Gaza looted after being stopped at Israeli checkpoint

Logistical obstacles and restrictions imposed by Israel are limiting desperately needed aid

A new drive by the United Nation’s World Food Programme to deliver aid to an estimated half a million people at risk of famine in northern Gaza has failed amid further scenes of chaos and violence.

A 14-truck convoy destined for northern Gaza was looted on Tuesday after being held at an Israeli army checkpoint for several hours, aid workers said. As the convoy turned back after the delay, it was attacked and 200 tonnes of food looted by “a large crowd of desperate people”.