Israeli troops martyr Palestinian boy; UN flays over food blocking

By: Ahmad Hammadi

GAZA: Israeli forces on Saturday martyred a six-year-old Palestinian boy during clashes with Palestinians at a West Bank refugee camp.

According to the family of the boy he was shot in the neck when Israeli soldiers on a nearby hill opened fire at the family home during a raid in Balata refugee camp, on the edge of the West Bank city of Nablus.

Meanwhile, the UN said Israel was blocking the movement of staff and supplies into the Gaza Strip, which may mean an end to some crucial aid programs for Palestinian residents.

“These unacceptable limitations on access for humanitarian staff and goods are undermining UN operational capability to deliver essential services and food relief to Gaza's civilian population,” the world body said in a statement.

It added: “The heads of the United Nations agencies may have to reduce or terminate some critical relief operations.”

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