UN Warns of Crisis Situation in Gaza Strip

Deputy Executive Director of the UN World Food Program said, "The situation in the Gaza Strip is increasingly desperate and chaotic."

Dec 15, 2023 - 08:32
UN Warns of Crisis Situation in Gaza Strip
UN Warns of Crisis Situation in Gaza Strip

Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program, warned in a conversation with journalists in New York, Half the population of the Gaza Strip is starving. In other words, 9 out of 10 people don't eat enough and don't know how the next meal will be available. According to Skau, Humanitarian operations in Gaza are “on the verge of collapse” and it is impossible to provide regular aid. Philip Lazzarini of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) In this regard, Philip Lazzarini of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced that providing assistance to the population is becoming increasingly difficult due to the large number of people concentrated outside UNRWA shelters. This senior UN official told journalists on Thursday (14/12) local time, Hunger in Gaza has increased in recent weeks and the number of people who have not eaten for two or three day increases. "Currently, Gaza is no longer a suitable place to live, and the infrastructure in the southern Gaza Strip has been destroyed," added Lazzarini. According to a report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), almost 90 percent of Gaza's population has been displaced. Haniyeh: Al-Aqsa Storm Rocks the Foundations of the Zionist Regime A spokesperson for the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announcedو Since October 7, 18,787 Palestinians have been martyred in the Israeli regime's attacks on Gaza, and 50,897 people have been injured. In response to the sudden attack of Hurricane Al-Aqsa and to compensate for its losses, the Zionist regime has closed all crossings in the Gaza Strip since October 7 and bombarded the area.(sl)