Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Israel 'agrees Gaza aid corridor'

Israel 'agrees Gaza aid corridor'

Queue for bread in Gaza (31 December 2008)
Aid workers in Gaza are having trouble distributing existing food supplies

Israel has agreed to set up a "humanitarian corridor" in the Gaza Strip, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said.

Under the plan, the Israeli military would suspend attacks in specified areas to allow Palestinians to stock on supplies, it said in a statement.

It said the move was an attempt to "prevent a humanitarian crisis".

The UN Security Council is currently meeting in New York to discuss a resolution on the Israeli offensive.

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