The World Food Programme (WFP) said it was “largely unsuccessful” in its attempt to resume deliveries to northern Gaza which is nearing famine, Al Jazeera reports.

In a statement, it said it dispatched a 14-truck food convoy to northern Gaza on Tuesday but it was turned back by the Israeli army after a three-hour wait at the Wadi Gaza checkpoint.

The trucks were rerouted and later stopped by a large crowd of desperate people who grabbed the food, taking about 200 tonnes, the WFP said.

Last month, the WFP said it was pausing deliveries of life-saving food aid to northern Gaza until conditions are in place that allow for safe distributions.