'Deliberate policy of withholding aid' in Gaza to ultimately put pressure on Hamas, says UN aid chief

'Deliberate policy of withholding aid' in Gaza to ultimately put pressure on Hamas, says UN aid chief

The UN's aid chief Tom Fletcher has described the "horrors" faced by humanitarian staff in Gaza, after an Israeli attack killed 15 medical workers. He was also asked if he thought there was a deliberate policy to starve people in Gaza.

With the blockade of the Gaza Strip continuing for more than a month, it is becoming increasingly difficult for aid workers to work there. “Nothing is coming into the area at all,” says crisis manager Meinie Nicolai (65) of Doctors Without Borders.

'Deliberate Policy Of Withholding Aid' In Gaza To Ultimately Put Pressure On Hamas, Says UN Aid Chief - Great Yorkshire Radio

Tom Fletcher, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs told The World With Yalda Hakim: “We demand accountability, we demand answers, and we call on… anyone who still has any influence at all over Israel to insist this must stop.” He also alleged there was “a deliberate policy of withholding aid in order to put pressure on the people of Gaza”. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on 23 March that its troops opened fire on vehicles tha…