The director of the UN World Food Program said on June 9 the program has “paused” its distribution of humanitarian aid from an American-built pier off Gaza, saying she was “concerned about the safety of our people” after what had been one of the deadliest days of the war there.
On June 8, an Israeli military assault freed four hostages but left 274 Palestinians and one Israeli commando dead. The UN announcement of the pause appears to be the latest setback for the U.S. sea route, set up to try to bring more aid to Gaza’s starving people.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) described the pause as a step to allow for a security review by the humanitarian community in Gaza. USAID works with the World Food Program and their humanitarian partners in Gaza to distribute food and other aid coming from the U.S.operated pier.
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