UN suspends Gazan aid operation

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7818577.stm

The UN's main aid agency has suspended its operations in Gaza because its staff have been hit by Israeli attacks.
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Responding to the suspension of aid efforts by the UN relief agency Unrwa, Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev said Israel fully supported the work of the UN and other humanitarian agencies in Gaza. "We will do what needs to be done to facilitate this vital work," he said. "In these difficult days we must work together to meet the humanitarian needs of the population."
Unrwa's move came shortly after it said one person had been killed and two hurt when a fork-lift truck on a UN aid mission came under Israeli tank fire at Gaza's Erez crossing.

It said it was "with great regret" that it had been forced to make a difficult decision. "We have suspended our operations in Gaza until the Israeli authorities can guarantee our safety and security," said Unrwa spokesman Chris Gunness.

"Our installations have been hit, our workers have been killed in spite of the fact that the Israeli authorities have the co-ordinates of our facilities and that all our movements are co-ordinated with the Israeli army." The UN said the movements of the truck hit at the Erez crossing had been co-ordinated and cleared with the Israeli military. ...(more)