The Gaza Government Media Office has urged the United Nations Palestinian relief agency UNRWA to reverse its decision to suspend aid shipments to the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom border crossing, Anadolu reports.

The UN agency announced yesterday that it was halting humanitarian aid deliveries into Gaza via the Israeli-controlled crossing, citing security concerns.

In a statement, the Gaza media office said that Israeli forces were complicit in allowing the looting to continue unchecked, suggesting a deliberate effort to exacerbate the humanitarian crisis.