UN halts all food distribution in Rafah due to lack of suppliesbr br The United Nations suspends food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on May 20, 2024 due to a lack of supplies and an untenable security situation caused by Israel’s expanding military operation. The UN warned that humanitarian operations across the territory were nearing collapse. A senior United States official said Israel has addressed many of the Biden administration's concerns about a full-scale ground invasion of Rafah aimed at rooting out Hamas fighters there.