UN worried over Gaza crossing closure
Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:14AM
A Gazan carrying UNRWA aid food (file photo)
The UN says Israel has kept a commercial crossing into the besieged Gaza Strip shut for the seventh straight day, raising serious concerns over shortage of essential supplies in the besieged coastal enclave.
The siege has deprived the Gaza population of food, fuel and medicine, triggering stunted growth and malnutrition among most Palestinian children.
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