27 February 2024 at 16:05 UN: Signs that gangs are looting emergency aid in Gaza The Israeli attacks are creating chaos and anarchy in Gaza, where signs indicate that gangs are looting emergency aid to sell it on the black market, according to the UN’s emergency aid office. Lorries are often stopped and emptied as soon as they have crossed the border, says a spokesman for the UN Office for Emergency Relief (OCHA), Jens Lærke. – It is understandable that desperate people take what they can get their hands on, he says. The fact that gangs loot emergency aid shipments in order to make money on the black market is a result of the chaos that now reigns in the Gaza Strip, where there are hardly any police officers anymore, says Lærke. – Of course, that should never happen, he emphasizes. However, it is completely out of the question for the UN to equip aid convoys with armed guards, says Lærke.
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