Unrest at aid distribution points in Gaza - in pictures

  • Displaced Gazans wait for aid as armed Palestinian groups claiming to be preventing theft gather around a UN vehicle accompanying aid lorries at the Israeli-controlled Zikim crossing west of Beit Lahia on Wednesday. Smoke from Israeli strikes rises in the background. AFP
    Displaced Gazans wait for aid as armed Palestinian groups claiming to be preventing theft gather around a UN vehicle accompanying aid lorries at the Israeli-controlled Zikim crossing west of Beit Lahia on Wednesday. Smoke from Israeli strikes rises in the background. AFP
  • The armed men guard aid lorries at the crossing. AFP
    The armed men guard aid lorries at the crossing. AFP
  • The armed groups sit on top of aid lorries. EPA
    The armed groups sit on top of aid lorries. EPA
  • A UN vehicle accompanying the lorries. AFP
    A UN vehicle accompanying the lorries. AFP
  • People carrying aid parcels the Israeli-run Gaza Humanitarian Foundation on the Salah Al Din road near the Nusseirat refugee camp on Wednesday. AFP
    People carrying aid parcels the Israeli-run Gaza Humanitarian Foundation on the Salah Al Din road near the Nusseirat refugee camp on Wednesday. AFP
  • Palestinians gather at the GHF aid distribution point. AFP
    Palestinians gather at the GHF aid distribution point. AFP
  • Thousands of Palestinians queued at the GHF location on Wednesday. AFP
    Thousands of Palestinians queued at the GHF location on Wednesday. AFP
  • The supply of aid into Gaza has been acutely limited due to an Israeli blockade. AFP
    The supply of aid into Gaza has been acutely limited due to an Israeli blockade. AFP