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The United Nations says it has suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah due to lack of supplies and insecurity. It also said no aid trucks entered

The United Nations said Tuesday that it was no longer able to distribute food aid in Rafah due to lack of supplies and insecurity as Israeli airstrikes continue in the southern city.

The UN World Food Program said Tuesday the new US $320 million pier project for delivering aid to Gaza may fail unless Israel starts ensuring the conditions the humanitarian groups need to operate safely. The operation was halted for at least two days after crowds looted aid trucks coming from the port and one Palestinian man was killed.

Over the past two weeks, hundreds of thousands of people have fled Rafah in a chaotic exodus, seeking shelter in new tent camps. | World News

Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said none of the 569 tons of aid transported to Gaza since last week had made it into the hands of the starving population amid warnings the project may fail

Only five of 16 aid trucks leaving the Gaza pier on Saturday arrived at the warehouse with their cargo, a UN World Food Program spokesperson said.

CAIRO -- The United Nations suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Tuesday because of a lack of supplies and an untenable security situation caused by Israels expanding military operation. The U.N. warned that humanitarian operations across the territory were nearing collapse.

Gaza's 2.2 million residents face months-long food shortages that have exacerbated already-poor health in the region. Humanitarian aid groups have criticized

India faces queries from WTO members on rice export restrictions, impacting food security and international rice market transparency.

Egyptian officials say Israel intends to dominate the strategic corridor by the end of this month as it pushes further into the city of Rafah in pursuit of Hamas.