Another UN warning of a humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip

The executive director of the UN World Food Program has warned of a humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip.

Oct 23, 2023 - 12:35
Another UN warning of a humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip
Another UN warning of a humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip

 Cindy McCain, in an interview with Politico on Sunday, warned of a human catastrophe in the Gaza Strip as a result of the siege by the Zionist regime, saying: “People will die of hunger if we do not enter this region.” "The ongoing siege against the Gaza Strip has pushed the region's 2.3 million people to the brink of famine," McCain warned. "The Zionist regime has been laying siege to the world's most populous coastal zone for nearly two weeks and is preparing for a ground attack on the Gaza Strip, while intensifying airstrikes," Israel said in its article. McCain, pointing to the news, told Politico: “Gaza still needs more help. We are currently facing a disaster in this area because we can't get food to people and people can't find anything to eat. These people will die of hunger."

The Gaza Strip has been under siege since October 9 under the orders of the Israeli regime's Minister of War Yoav Galant, and the area's residents' access to food, water and energy has been significantly restricted in retaliation for the Hamas surprise attack on October 7. McCain also pointed to the increased risk of diseases such as cholera as a result of the destruction of drinking water infrastructure in the Gaza Strip and stressed: “We cannot allow politicians to determine how we send humanitarian aid. This is a humanitarian crisis." The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced in the latest statistics that 5,000 people were martyred due to the Zionist regime's military actions against the residents of the Gaza Strip, including 1,873 children, 1,023 women and 187 elderly people. The Palestinian Ministry of Health also reported that the number of injured was 14,245.

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