Gazans face “immediate possibility of starvation”, warns UN

He World Food Program from the UN (PMA) warned on Thursday that “The supply of food and water is practically non-existent in Link” and that the inhabitants of the Palestinian territory face an imminent risk of famine.

“With winter fast approaching, shelters unsafe and overcrowded, and a lack of clean water, civilians face the immediate possibility of starving to death.“he stated in a statement Cindy McCainexecutive director of that institution headquartered in Pomegranate.

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“Bread, a fundamental food for the population of Linkis scarce or non-existent” highlights the AMPthat since the beginning of the war between Israel It is Hamas multiplies alerts about the humanitarian situation in the Gaza stripgoverned by the Islamic movement.

“There is no way to meet current needs with a single operational border crossing“, he adds, referring to the stage of Rafaon the border with Egyptthe only land access point to Gaza that does not border Israel, where limited aid enters.

McCain highlights that “Fuel shortages are also paralyzing distribution and humanitarian operations, including the delivery of food assistance.”.

Despite the opening of the Rafah crossing on October 21st, the volume of food entering the territory “remains totally insufficient“, given that “They cover only 7% of the population’s minimum daily caloric needs.”, he emphasizes.

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The war was triggered when Hamas commandos killed 1,200 people, the vast majority of them civilians, on October 7, in southern Israel, and kidnapped around 240, according to a report by Israeli authorities.

The retaliatory campaign launched since then by the Hebrew State against the Gaza Strip has left more than 11,500 dead, 4,700 of them children, according to the Hamas government.

Source: Elcomercio

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