The UN’s World Food Program is warning that the threat of famine persists throughout the whole of Gaza. “As another winter approaches, every day is a struggle for survival,” reported Anadolu Agency. “https://x.com/WFP/status/1844374954084622547">Hunger remains rampant and the threat of famine persists,” the UN agency said on X. It expressed concern that efforts to bring in vital supplies face increasing challenges, adding “this must stop.”
“Aid entering the (Gaza) Strip has plummeted to its lowest level in months, forcing the WFP to stop the distribution of food parcels in October,” https://www.wfp.org/stories/gaza-updates-hunger-deepens-aid-plummets">WFP said in a statement. The WFP noted that there are around 100,000 tons of food positioned at different corridors—Jordan, Ashdod and Egypt—which is enough to feed over a million people for five months, but it explained that the closure of crossing points, security issues and route disruptions at crossings are limiting aid delivery.
“With winter approaching, and having already endured one year of conflict, Gazans find themselves without adequate shelter, no fuel and very little aid,” it said. It also pointed to the worsening situation in the occupied West Bank, expressing “deep concern” over developments, as the situation is volatile. “Large-scale Israeli military operations, restrictions of movement and increasing settler violence are contributing to driving up hunger,” it further described.
