UN: Aid to Gaza may 'grind to a halt' if Israel doesn't lift blockade

Aid work in Gaza will grind to a halt within hours if Israel does not lift its blockade on fuel supplies, the UN warned yesterday.

The UN relief and works agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said it would be forced to halt its operations in Gaza tonight if it could not get fuel.

Limited supplies of food, water and medicines have been allowed into the Palestinian state this week after Israel agreed it would not bomb humanitarian convoys. But it has refused to allow fuel to enter Gaza amid concerns it could be used by .

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