Gaza Humanitarian Foundation denounced by UN
UNICEF says starving people shouldn't be forced to collect aid in combat zones.
The United Nation's children agency, UNICEF, has denounced the Israeli backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. James Elder, a spokesman for UNICEF, said starving people shouldn't be forced to collect aid in combat zones. We'll look at how nearly 500 people have died so far trying to access food and get reaction to this criticism from Israel.
Thailand has imposed restrictions on all travellers heading into Cambodia, as the two countries remain locked in a bitter border dispute. The ban applies to any vehicle or person trying to cross into Cambodia from checkpoints across several Thai provinces.
And members of the Nato military alliance are holding their annual gathering today in The Netherlands. Top of the agenda will be an increase in spending by all European countries, at the insistence of the United States.
Presenters: James Copnall and Pria Rai
(Photo:Palestinians gather to receive aid supplies in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip. Credit: Ebrahim Hajjaj/Reuters)
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