The U.N. has halted aid deliveries to Gaza through the main crossing as security concerns mount. Aid has been slow to get into the Palestinian territory, causing widespread hunger. Debora Patta reports.

Security concerns have prompted the U.N. agency providing aid to Palestinians to suspend deliveries through the main crossing between Israel and Gaza, officials announced Sunday.

The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Sunday it is halting aid deliveries through the main cargo crossing into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip because of the threat of armed gangs who have looted recent convoys.