The Higher Commission for Tribal Affairs, which represents influential clans in the enclave, said trucks had been protected as part of an aid security process.

Israel has stopped aid from entering northern Gaza but is still allowing it to enter from the south, two officials said on Thursday after images circulated of masked men on aid trucks who clan leaders said were protecting aid,

Israel has halted aid deliveries to northern Gaza amid concerns that Hamas is intercepting humanitarian supplies, while southern routes remain open, officials confirmed Thursday. The decision follows a viral video