More than 1.1 million people in Gaza face severe food insecurity
| The United Nations Office of Humanitarian Affairs, pointing out that there is no alternative to land aid to save the lives of the people of Gaza, announced that more than 1.1 million people in this region are facing severe food insecurity. |
According to the international group Tasnim News Agency, in the shadow of the continuation of brutal attacks by the Zionist regime on the Gaza Strip and Due to the heavy siege imposed on this region, the United Nations Office of Humanitarian Affairs warned on Thursday that time is running out and the obstacles to access aid in the Gaza Strip continue. It has been reported that more than 1.1 million people in Gaza are facing a severe level of food insecurity.
This UN body further announced that there is no alternative to sending ground aid to Gaza with the aim of saving the lives of the people of this region. It does not exist, especially in the north, which is facing a terrible crisis.
On the other hand, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced in a statement referring to the inhumane situation of Gaza children: the resolution issued by the Security Council For a ceasefire in Gaza, it must end the darkest chapters of humanity and not be merely symbolic. In this context, UNICEF spokesperson James Elder said during a video interview from Rafah in southern Gaza that the situation in Gaza has reached a level that It can be described as the darkest chapter in the history of mankind. Death of children due to hunger with an empty stomach/ the death of 2 more children due to starvation and fasting without breaking the fast of the medical staff
He strongly criticized the closing of the crossings in Gaza and emphasized that the “Ariz” crossing in Beit Hanoun is only 10 minutes from the place where the people of Gaza They are extremely hungry and looking for a bite of bread, it is far away and if this crossing is opened, the humanitarian conditions of the people of Gaza can improve to some extent within a few days, but unfortunately this crossing is still closed. He said that from March 1st to March 22nd, 40 aid operations were being carried out to the north of Gaza, and a quarter of these operations failed due to the siege of this area and the aid did not reach the north of Gaza. If vital aid does not reach Gaza, the people of this region lose their lives and are humiliated. According to UNICEF, during the 6 months of continuous Israeli war in the Gaza Strip, more than 13 thousand children lost their lives. have lost and thousands of other children have been injured.
“Catherine Russell”, the executive director of UNICEF, said in an interview with the American CBS channel last week that the amount of death and destruction that we have seen in Gaza over the past few months, It has never happened in any other conflict anywhere in the world. Many children in Gaza are suffering from severe anemia and acute malnutrition, and they don’t even have the energy to cry anymore. This is while there are many challenges against the arrival of aid convoys to Gaza.
| © | Webangah News Hub has translated this news from the source of Tasnim News Agency |
