Aid convoys like the May 31 Gaza flotilla 'are not helpful to resolving the basic economic problems in Gaza and needlessly carry the potential for escalation,' according to a briefing the UN under-secretary-general for political affairs presented to the Security Council on Wednesday.
The briefing report also called for the 'immediate release' of captive IDF soldier Gilad Schalit, calling the lack of humanitarian access to Schalit 'inexcusable.'"
