The U.N. and a Palestinian official said hundreds of food parcels have been delivered to a besieged, opposition-held refugee camp in the Syrian capital, Damascus, AP reported. The supplies for Yarmouk came a day after activists said at least 85 people have died in the camp since mid-2013 as a result of starvation and illnesses exacerbated by hunger or the lack of medical aid in the hard-hit Palestinian camp. U.N. spokesman Chris Gunness said a convoy carrying 900 food parcels entered Yarmouk on Thursday morning. Gunness says that despite "chaotic scenes, by noon," 600 parcels had been distributed. Anwar Raja, a Palestinian official in Syria, said a number of elderly people will be evacuated from Yarmouk later in the day. Hundreds of parcels were also sent into Yarmouk earlier this month.
