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| UN 'has run out of Gaza food aid' | UN 'has run out of Gaza food aid' |
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| The UN has no more food to distribute in the Gaza Strip, the head of relief efforts in the area has warned. | The UN has no more food to distribute in the Gaza Strip, the head of relief efforts in the area has warned. |
| John Ging said handouts for 750,000 Gazans would have to be suspended until Saturday at the earliest, and called Gaza's economic situation "a disaster". | John Ging said handouts for 750,000 Gazans would have to be suspended until Saturday at the earliest, and called Gaza's economic situation "a disaster". |
| Israel earlier denied entry to a convoy carrying humanitarian supplies. | Israel earlier denied entry to a convoy carrying humanitarian supplies. |
| It has prevented the transfer of all goods into Gaza for nearly a week, blaming continuing rocket attacks by Palestinian militants. | It has prevented the transfer of all goods into Gaza for nearly a week, blaming continuing rocket attacks by Palestinian militants. |
| The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (Unrwa) distributes emergency aid to about half of Gaza's 1.5m population. | The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (Unrwa) distributes emergency aid to about half of Gaza's 1.5m population. |
| "We have run out [of food aid] this evening," said Mr Ging, Unrwa's senior official in Gaza. | "We have run out [of food aid] this evening," said Mr Ging, Unrwa's senior official in Gaza. |
| "Unless the crossing points open... we won't be able to get that food into Gaza," he told Reuters news agency. | "Unless the crossing points open... we won't be able to get that food into Gaza," he told Reuters news agency. |
| Access denied | Access denied |
| Also on Thursday, Israel refused permission for a group of senior European diplomats to visit the coastal enclave. Gaza shut to fuel and journalistsGuide: Gaza blockade | Also on Thursday, Israel refused permission for a group of senior European diplomats to visit the coastal enclave. Gaza shut to fuel and journalistsGuide: Gaza blockade |
| It has also prevented journalists, including those from the BBC, from entering the territory. | It has also prevented journalists, including those from the BBC, from entering the territory. |
| Limited supplies of fuel were sent over on Tuesday after Gaza's only power plant ran out of diesel. | Limited supplies of fuel were sent over on Tuesday after Gaza's only power plant ran out of diesel. |
| Militants say the mortar and rocket fire is their response to what they say is Israeli aggression against Gaza. | Militants say the mortar and rocket fire is their response to what they say is Israeli aggression against Gaza. |
| Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev insisted any improvement would be dependent on the Hamas movement which runs the Gaza Strip. | Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev insisted any improvement would be dependent on the Hamas movement which runs the Gaza Strip. |
| "There's been a combat situation and it's very difficult to have unhindered functioning of the border crossings in a situation where shooting is going on," he said. | "There's been a combat situation and it's very difficult to have unhindered functioning of the border crossings in a situation where shooting is going on," he said. |
| Deadly clash | Deadly clash |
| On Wednesday, Israeli troops killed four Palestinian militants from the Hamas movement, which has controlled Gaza since it wrested power from the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority in June 2007. | On Wednesday, Israeli troops killed four Palestinian militants from the Hamas movement, which has controlled Gaza since it wrested power from the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority in June 2007. |
| Witnesses said fighting broke out on the Gaza border after Israeli armoured vehicles crossed into the territory near Khan Younis. | Witnesses said fighting broke out on the Gaza border after Israeli armoured vehicles crossed into the territory near Khan Younis. |
| The army said its soldiers were trying to stop militants plant a bomb near the security fence surrounding the strip. | The army said its soldiers were trying to stop militants plant a bomb near the security fence surrounding the strip. |
| The Gaza power plant provides most of the electricity used in Gaza City; Israel supplies most of the rest of the territory's energy needs, but the system is liable to become overloaded and blackouts are common. | The Gaza power plant provides most of the electricity used in Gaza City; Israel supplies most of the rest of the territory's energy needs, but the system is liable to become overloaded and blackouts are common. |
| Israel occupied Gaza in 1967, but pulled military forces and Jewish settlers out in the summer of 2005. | Israel occupied Gaza in 1967, but pulled military forces and Jewish settlers out in the summer of 2005. |
| Access to the territory, which is home to about 1.5m Palestinians, remains under the control of Israel's military, as does its airspace and territorial waters. | Access to the territory, which is home to about 1.5m Palestinians, remains under the control of Israel's military, as does its airspace and territorial waters. |
| Egypt controls the southern entrance to Gaza at Rafah, and goes along with the policy of isolating the Hamas movement, which Israel and its allies brand a terrorist group. | Egypt controls the southern entrance to Gaza at Rafah, and goes along with the policy of isolating the Hamas movement, which Israel and its allies brand a terrorist group. |
| The current round of clashes and rocket fire began on 5 November when Israeli troops entered Gaza to destroy what Israel said was a tunnel dug by militants to abduct its troops. | |
| One militant died in the gunfight, and a subsequent Israeli air strike on Hamas positions in southern Gaza killed at least five fighters. | |
| Hamas responded with a barrage of rockets fired into Israel. There has been intermittent rocket fire since, causing no Israeli casualties. | |
| A truce between the two sides declared on 19 June had largely held. Both sides have accused the other of violating the truce, but maintain that they remain committed to it. | |
| Are you in Gaza? Have you been affected by the issues in this story? Do you have friends or family in the area? Send us your story: | Are you in Gaza? Have you been affected by the issues in this story? Do you have friends or family in the area? Send us your story: |
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