UNICEF: Israeli forces blocked aid for 10,000 children

A UNICEF aid truck carrying nutritional and medical supplies for 10,000 children from Deir el-Balah to Gaza City was denied access by Israeli forces on Wednesday, UNICEF spokesperson James Elder told Al Jazeera.

“It took 13 hours and we spent eight of those around checkpoints, arguing around paperwork – was it a truck or a van,” he said. “The reality is, this truck was denied access. Those 10,000 children did not get that aid.”

“Israel as the occupying power has the legal responsibility to facilitate that aid.”