UN says ‘only minimal flour delivered to Gaza' in recent weeks, mostly looted or taken by starving Palestinians
US-backed GHF says it has given out total 11.4 million mealsUN calls for more supplies to be let into GazaGazans at risk of famine
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The United Nations said on Monday that it has only been able to bring minimal flour into Gaza since Israel lifted an aid blockade three weeks ago and that has mostly been looted by armed gangs or taken by starving Palestinians.
The organisation has transported 4,600 metric tonnes of wheat flour into Gaza via the Kerem Shalom crossing, the only entry point Israel allows it to use, Deputy U.N. spokesperson Fahan Haq told reporters.
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