A convoy of trucks carrying food supplies to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip was "violently" pillaged by gunmen over the weekend.
According to the United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees, the humanitarian convoy included 109 trucks.
97 of them were eventually "lost," and drivers were robbed of perishables at gunpoint.
The stolen food comes at a crucial time in the Gaza Strip because of a food shortage.
A briefing from the Security Council Report said the region, specifically northern Gaza, is at risk of famine with over 1.8 million people currently experiencing food insecurity.
"Without immediate intervention, severe food shortages are set to worsen, further endangering the lives of over 2 million people who depend on humanitarian aid to survive," read the X post.
It was not clear who was responsible for the armed robbery but it is contributing to the Gaza crisis.
A joint 109-truck @UN convoy carrying food supplies to people in #Gaza was violently looted on 16 November. The vast majority of the trucks, 97 in total, were lost and drivers were forced at gunpoint to unload aid.
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) November 18, 2024
Due to critical shortages of flour, all eight UN-supported… pic.twitter.com/59RHJKWLAU
Currently, the Gaza Strip has a shortage of flour due to airstrikes by Israeli forces according to the United Nations.
The aid group claimed that Israeli authorities "continue to disregard their legal obligations under international law to ensure the population's basic needs are met."
Earlier this year, the United Nations declared that both Israel and Hamas are violating children's rights.
Originally published on International Business Times.
