UN halts food shipments to Rafah as supplies run out

The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday said it had ran out of food supplies in Rafah, the city in the southern part of the Gaza Strip at the center of a possible new Israeli military push.

The UN said food distribution was halted due to insecurity and the lack of supplies, according to The Associated Press (AP). 

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the main agency providing aid to Palestinians in Gaza, said the distribution in the area is suspended. 

“Food distributions in Rafah...