
Gaza warehouse broken into by 'hordes of hungry people', says WFP
created: May 29, 2025, 8:56 a.m. | updated: May 29, 2025, 6:06 p.m.
Gaza warehouse broken into by 'hordes of hungry people', says WFP9 hours ago Share Save Barbara Plett Usher, Emma Rossiter and Yolande Knell in Jerusalem BBC News Share SaveWatch: AFP footage appears to show a people removing sacks from UN warehouse in GazaThe UN's World Food Programme (WFP) says that "hordes of hungry people" have broken into a food supply warehouse in central Gaza.
In a statement, the WFP said humanitarian needs in Gaza had "spiralled out of control" after an almost three-month Israeli blockade that was eased last week.
The WFP said that food supplies had been pre-positioned at the warehouse for distribution.
EYAD BABA/AFPA controversial US and Israeli-backed group - the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) - was also established as a private aid distribution system.
Large numbers of hungry people living in tents along the coast of Gaza have been going to the GHF distribution centres for food.
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