Israel denies UN and Redcross aid convoys access to south Lebanon
Lebanon’s fuel shortages, meanwhile, were a new threat to aid deliveries to the hundreds of thousands of displaced Lebanese. Relief agencies have appealed to Israel to allow oil shipments to Lebanese ports.
“Our convoy movements are being hampered, leaving people in the south stranded for nearly three weeks,” said Amer Daoudi, emergency coordinator for the World Food Programme (WFP).