In an online alert, the United Nations agency said that disease and hunger will increase, unless all Israeli obstacles to help on large -scale delivery are deleted and access is authorized through the band.
The United Nations Coordination Office, OchhaConfirmed Wednesday that aid is allowed to enter the enclave every day, although far too little to meet the enormous level of needs.
OCHA D’OCHA, Olga Cherevko, returned this week in an uninstured community cuisine in Gaza City that she visited for the last time in March, which had trouble staying open even during the total blockade.
Community resilience
He had been forced to close-but managed to reopen again 10 days ago: “They now feed 5,000 people a day, preparing hot meals for people in need in neighboring communities,” she said.
“Of course, the number of meals prepared each day remains seriously insufficient because the volume of incoming supplies remains seriously insufficient and The only way for us to stop famine is to make sure that more supplies enter every day. “”
THE WHO The call occurs two days after at least 20 people were killed in a double strike at Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, with four health workers and five journalists among the victims.
Through the Gaza Strip today, Who said that more than half a million people are trapped in famineWith the destruction of food and health and water and sanitation systems.
‘Act without delay’
The Palestinian Rights Committee forced by the UN General Assembly published a statement on Wednesday recalling that famine should spread in the coming days, if Israel did not allow more food aid.
“This catastrophic artificial catastrophe occurs in the heels of two years of almost total Israeli destruction and blockade of Gaza and incessant military assaults that have decimated civil infrastructure, including food production capacities and all other livelihoods,” said the committee.
“This is a serious violation of international law. States must act without delay to fulfill their legal obligations in terms of the end of this disaster and this illegal situation. ”
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