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April 5, 2013

U.N. Suspends Aid to Gaza over Safety Concerns 
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The United Nations has suspended aid operations in the Gaza Strip
following a dangerous protest at its main headquarters. The United
Nations says its staffers were endangered when Palestinians angered by
aid cutbacks stormed the main U.N. facility in the Gaza Strip. The
United Nations says it will stop aid in Gaza until its safety can be
assured. The move is expected to increase suffering in Gaza. Some
800,000 people, two-thirds of the population, rely on U.N. aid to
survive due to the U.S.-backed Israeli blockade.

 

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