UN Halts Gaza Aid Shipments as Hostage Talks and Humanitarian Crisis Intensify

The suspension of aid deliveries follows looting concerns, while international efforts focus on hostage negotiations and a potential Gaza ceasefire.

• The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has stopped aid shipments through Gaza's Kerem Shalom crossing due to looting by armed groups, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in the region.
• UN officials attribute the breakdown of law and order in Gaza to Israeli policies, including restrictions on aid and military targeting of Hamas-run security forces.
• Hamas released a proof-of-life video of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, who directly appealed to President-elect Donald Trump to negotiate his release, alongside over 100 other hostages still held in Gaza.
• President Isaac Herzog and international leaders have called for urgent action to secure a ceasefire and hostage release, with behind-the-scenes negotiations reportedly ongoing.
• The war in Gaza, which began in October 2023, has killed over 44,000 Palestinians and displaced 90% of the population, while Israel faces accusations of war crimes and ethnic cleansing in northern Gaza.

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