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Fuel and medical equipment stolen from UNRWA's compound in Gaza

16 October 2023 17:21 (UTC +04:00)

Fuel and medical equipment from the compound of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Gaza City, the Agency made a statement, APA reports.

UNRWA received reports that yesterday a group of people with trucks, purporting to be from the Ministry of Health of the de facto authorities (DFA) in Gaza, removed fuel and medical equipment from the Agency’s compound in Gaza City.

“UNRWA staff were compelled to evacuate its headquarters in Gaza City on a few hours’ notice during the night of 13 October. Since then, the Agency has had no access to its compound and no additional details about the removal of the assets,” was said in the statement.

It was noted that security cameras that normally cover the entrance and exit to the UNRWA compound had been damaged:

“UNRWA’s fuel and other types of material are kept for strictly humanitarian purposes, and any use of such assets for any other purposes is strongly condemned.”