UN agency reopens Gaza food distribution centers
The main UN humanitarian agency for Palestinians said on Monday it was reopening its Gaza food distribution centers after suspending operations last week in response to violent protests over aid cutbacks.
The centers, which the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) closed on Thursday after demonstrators stormed its headquarters, supply food to 800,000 Palestinians, nearly half the population of the impoverished Gaza Strip. Announcing that food distribution centers and relief offices would reopen on Tuesday, Adnan Abu Hasna, UNRWA's Gaza media adviser, said the agency had received "assurances from the relevant parties over the safety of its staff." (Reuters)
