Fury Over Food Aid for Starving Palestinians Stuck in Warehouse
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper expressed anger and frustration after visiting a depot in Amman, Jordan, where thousands of tonnes of food aid destined for Gaza are held up due to Israeli restrictions.
Aid Blocked at Jordan Warehouse
About 5,000 pallets, equivalent to 4,000 metric tonnes, of essential supplies such as wheat flour, tinned goods, yeast, and sugar are stuck at a World Food Programme (WFP) facility outside Amman. Despite sufficient supplies to send 150 trucks daily for three months, the key crossing from Jordan to the West Bank remains closed to goods vehicles by Israel.
Calls for Reopening of Crossings
"We've got UK funded aid that needs to go to Gaza and it's being held up here in Jordan."
"The wheat alone in this warehouse could feed 700,000 people for a month and yet we've got children in Gaza who are still going hungry. That is wrong and it has to be fixed."
"That's why I'm calling for the Jordanian route into Gaza to be reopened."
"I'm calling for the reopening of all the crossings and to make sure that we can get this aid flooded back into Gaza, because frankly the people of Gaza can't wait."
Emotional Impact of Aid Delays
"It just feels so deeply wrong."
"You just feel so frustrated and angry to see that we've got food that could be reaching families but currently isn't."
Cooper’s visit highlights the urgent need to remove barriers preventing aid delivery to starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Summary: Yvette Cooper condemns Israeli restrictions blocking vital UK-funded food aid in Jordan, urging reopening of crossings to save starving Palestinians in Gaza.