World Food Programme: Gaza faces hunger

The Rome-based WFP said in a written statement from the region: “Only 10 percent of the necessary food supply has been able to enter Gaza since the beginning of the conflict. The Gaza Strip now faces a huge food deficit and widespread hunger. “Almost the entire population desperately needs food aid.” Expressions were used.

WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain, whose views were included in the statement, said: “There is almost no food or water supply in Gaza, and only a very small part of what is needed comes from the borders. “With winter fast approaching, shelters unsafe and overcrowded, and lack of clean water, civilians are at risk of starvation.” he warned.

The statement stated that the fuel shortage in Gaza caused a serious stoppage of bread production in the 130 bakeries, and that the fuel problem also affected food aid, including; It was noted that it also interrupted humanitarian aid distribution operations.

The statement states that 1,129 trucks have entered Gaza since the Rafah border gate opened on October 21, and only 447 of them were transporting food. The WFP is said to welcome the increase in the number of trucks entering Gaza. , but this was insufficient. .

The WFP has reportedly provided emergency food aid to more than 700,000 displaced people in Gaza since last month.

WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain, whose views were included in the statement, said: “There is almost no food or water supply in Gaza, and only a very small part of what is needed comes from the borders. “With winter fast approaching, shelters unsafe and overcrowded, and lack of clean water, civilians are at risk of starvation.” he warned.

LATEST SITUATION IN GAZA

While Hamas’s armed wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, launched a comprehensive attack on the morning of October 7, claiming to “respond to Israel’s continued violations against the Palestinians and their sacred values, especially the Masjid al-Aqsa”, the Israeli army also launched intense airstrikes against the Gaza Strip. The bombing began.

It was announced that 1,200 Israelis, including more than 310 soldiers, were killed and 5,132 people were injured in the October 7 attacks in Israel.

51 Israeli soldiers were killed in clashes inside the Gaza Strip.

According to Israel, there are 239 Israeli prisoners held by the Qassam Brigades.

According to the Gaza government, 11,500 people, including 4,710 children and 3,160 women, have been killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 7.

197 Palestinians have lost their lives in attacks by Israeli forces and Jewish settlers in the West Bank and Jerusalem since October 7.

The Israeli army attacked the campuses or main buildings of dozens of Gaza hospitals, where tens of thousands of wounded and civilians took refuge, to force their evacuation. Some hospitals were raided during the occupation. Hundreds of people were killed and injured in the attacks.

74 Hezbollah members and 6 Israeli soldiers have been killed in clashes between the Israeli army and Hezbollah on the border since October 8. (AA)