UN calls images of people in Gaza seeking aid from US-backed group "heartbreaking"

NEW YORK, May 27 (Reuters) - Video of thousands of Palestinians on Tuesday storming a site where aid was being distributed by a foundation backed by the U.S. and Israel is "heartbreaking", U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.

"We and our partners have a detailed, principled, operationally sound plan – supported by Member States – to get aid to a desperate population," he told reporters. "We continue to stress that a meaningful scale-up of humanitarian operations is essential to stave off famine and meet the needs of all civilians, wherever they are."