Humanitarian Groups Face Trouble Getting Aid to Gaza

The United Nations said on Wednesday that armed Hamas police in Gaza had seized aid supplies from its warehouse, reports The New York Times.

Christopher Gunness, a spokesman for the refugee agency, said it was the first time its supplies had been seized in such a way.

Also: On Thursday, the Israeli Navy seized and diverted a freighter trying to enter Gaza carrying medicine, food, toys, and blood plasma from Lebanese and Arab charities, reports Reuters.

The navy questioned the passengers on board the freighter. An Israeli military official said humanitarian aid found on the ship would be transferred to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.

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