UN warns of collapse of ‘civil order’ after looting of aid centres
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned on Sunday of a collapse of "civil order" in the Gaza Strip after the looting of warehouses and food aid distribution centres it runs, Euronews reports.
“Thousands of people entered several UNRWA warehouses and distribution centres in the central and southern Gaza Strip,” the UN agency said in a statement. “It is a worrying sign that civil order is beginning to collapse after three weeks of war and a siege on Gaza,” they add.
The Hamas health ministry has announced that more than 8,000 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war with Israel.
“The death toll linked to Israeli aggression exceeds 8,000, half of whom are children,” on the night of Saturday to Sunday the ministry told AFP.
The Israeli army has increased the number of its troops entering the Gaza Strip where it is at war against Palestinian Hamas, its spokesperson announced on Sunday. “During the night (Saturday to Sunday), we increased” the number of army forces entering the Gaza Strip “and they joined those already fighting there,” General Daniel Hagari said.
“We are gradually increasing ground operations and the extent of our forces in the Gaza Strip,” he added.
