UN suspends food distribution
Published:Friday | April 5, 2013 | 8:29 AM
The UN says it is suspending all its food distribution centres in the Gaza Strip after protesters angered by aid cutbacks stormed one of its compounds.
The UN Relief and Works Agency says the centres will stay closed until it received security assurances for its property and staff.
It says it's trying to mitigate the effects caused by cuts in cash payments to some of Gaza's poorest families.
The relief agency provides aid for an estimated 800 thousan Palestinians in Gaza.
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