by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Correspondent
(Worthy News) – Desperation and disorder continue to undermine humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza, where looters seized multiple aid trucks over the weekend, selling food at inflated prices amid growing hunger.
According to Israeli media, five trucks carrying flour, sugar, and sesame seeds were commandeered by looters on Saturday, with flour reportedly sold for NIS 40 per kilo in Deir el-Balah and the Nuseirat refugee camp. The World Food Program confirmed that 15 of its aid trucks were looted earlier in the week.
On Friday, chaos erupted as hundreds of Gazans swarmed a bakery in Nuseirat, scrambling for limited bread supplies. Social media videos showed people catching plastic bags of bread thrown over walls, reflecting the dire shortages on the ground.
Despite Israel easing an 11-week blockade and clearing hundreds of trucks for entry, aid distribution remains fragmented. The IDF claims 388 trucks entered via the Kerem Shalom crossing since Monday, but Palestinian aid groups report only 119 have made it into local hands, citing logistical hurdles and looting.
Further complicating matters, an Israeli drone strike killed six armed men near aid trucks on Friday. Hamas said they were guards protecting the shipments, but the IDF asserted some were Hamas operatives disrupting aid. “Terror groups cynically exploit humanitarian deliveries,” an IDF official said.
As aid struggles to reach the displaced population, calls for increased coordination and security grow louder. But with armed looters, conflicting narratives, and intensifying military operations, Gaza’s humanitarian crisis shows no sign of easing.
Copyright 1999-2025 Worthy News. This article was originally published on Worthy News and was reproduced with permission.
Latest News from Worthy News
The U.S. military struck a second vessel in international waters on Monday, killing three people alleged to be Venezuelan “narcoterrorists” transporting illegal drugs, President Donald Trump announced.
The long-anticipated Israeli ground invasion of Gaza City erupted late Monday night, with IDF tanks rolling into the heart of the city in what Palestinian sources described as the most intense fighting in northern Gaza in two years.
Christians in Pakistan tell Worthy News they are reeling after two shocking incidents — the murder of three believers in Islamabad and the forced removal of a kidney from a Christian laborer in Faisalabad — which advocacy group LEAD Ministries Pakistan says highlight systemic abuse of religious minorities.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump has urged American companies to stop publishing quarterly financial reports, pointing to China’s “long-term approach” as a model, although it is a Communist-ruled nation. He suggested that moving to semi-annual disclosures would cut costs and allow executives to focus on growth rather than short-term market pressures.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted “full responsibility” for an airstrike in Qatar that killed Hamas operatives, while the United States reaffirmed support for his campaign to dismantle the designated terror group, despite Washington’s reservations over the recent attack.
A government ban on major social media platforms that enraged young Nepalis has spiraled into the country’s deadliest political violence in decades, with authorities saying Sunday that at least 72 people have been killed and hundreds more injured during protests reflecting years of frustration over corruption, inequality, and “curbs on freedoms.”
Throughout the Hill Country, crosses, words of Jesus, prayers and messages of hope are written on memorials honoring nearly 150 killed from the catastrophic July 4 flash flood.