Rome, 17 March (LaPresse) – COGAT, the Israeli Ministry of Defence body responsible for civil affairs in the Palestinian Territories, has informed the head of UNICEF of the “suspension of humanitarian aid shipments to the Gaza Strip from Egypt and coordinated by the agency, following the foiling of an attempt to smuggle tobacco and nicotine-based products, detected today at the Kerem Shalom crossing, within humanitarian aid shipments coordinated by the agency". Cogat itself announced this in a social media post. The suspension – it is explained – ‘will remain in force until the agency provides the results of a full investigation, as well as an official response on the matter’.
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