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UN aid chief gives update to BBC – what we have heard
published at 16:02
16:02
Just after the second military pause in parts of Gaza began, the UN’s aid chief spoke to the BBC about the challenges the UN faces on the ground.

Here are the key things he said:

Tom Fletcher says his teams on the ground believe the humanitarian pauses will last “a week or so” – the Israel Defense Forces had said “until further notice” in its announcement
He says the UN has a plan to reach everyone in Gaza over the “next couple of weeks”, but they’ll need border crossings open, permits and security to operate
Some aid the UN transported yesterday was looted by “starving”, “desperate” civilians, making the journey dangerous for UN workers
Fletcher says he wishes the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation would distribute aid in a “more principled, humanitarian way”, adding that he’s seen footage of people killed while trying to access aid
He also calls for Israel to allow journalists, lawyers and investigators into the Strip to verify what’s happening on the ground