UN slams Israeli-backed Gaza aid plan as ‘cynical sideshow,’ warns it endangers thousands – Middle East Monitor

The UN humanitarian office on Friday sharply criticized a proposed Israeli-backed aid delivery mechanism for Gaza, warning it would deepen suffering and set a dangerous global precedent by making humanitarian access conditional on political and military objectives, Anadolu reports.

Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), told a UN press briefing in Geneva that the UN has held 14 meetings with Israeli…