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So many lies, every day, it never ends.

COGAT official denies food shortage in Gaza

An Israeli official with the military body in charge of Palestinian affairs, the Coordinator of Government Activity in the Territories (COGAT), has denied that there is a food shortage in Gaza despite overwhelming evidence that Israel’s assault has plunged the Gaza Strip’s population into a severe hunger crisis.

“The assessment we all [have], with the UN and other organisations, show that there is sufficient aid,” said Moshe Tetro, blaming international aid groups for struggling to process aid. “In terms of food, the reserves in the Gaza Strip are sufficient for the near term. There is no food shortage in Gaza.”

The UN recently found that one out of every four Palestinians in Gaza is starving.

https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/gaza-now-worlds-worst-hunger-crisis-and-verge-famine


Israel deliberately not letting enough food into Gaza: B’Tselem

The Israeli human rights group says the amount being allowed in does not meet the needs of the population.

“Before the war, the Strip was already in a severe humanitarian crisis and 80 percent of residents relied on humanitarian aid. Without reserves, it is clear why Gaza has now plummeted into a full-blown catastrophe,” B’Tselem said.

“Yet Israel persists in its policy and the horror is growing by the minute. Experts warn that if these conditions continue, there is a real risk of famine throughout Gaza within six months.”


"It's a horrific situation across the board," says UN agency about food scarcity in Gaza

From CNN's Niamh Kennedy

The food situation in Northern Gaza is "absolutely horrific," according to the World Health Organization (WHO). "There's almost no food available and everybody we talked to begs for food," Sean Casey, an emergency coordinator for the WHO said during a news briefing Tuesday.

Casey, who has carried out several WHO missions to northern Gaza, said each time his team delivered medical supplies to the region, they were asked to bring food the next time. "That's not possible for a number of reasons including coordination and security concern," Casey said.  WHO has "no communication with entire areas," but Casey said when he meets a patient who has had a double amputation and asks for food or water, it is clear "they're not getting their basic needs met."

The WHO was unable to reach northern Gaza since December 26 and was forced to cancel six planned missions, according to briefing notes sent to CNN. Many people in central Gaza are also going hungry because there is not enough food coming in, Casey said. Even in southern Gaza, closest to the Rafah border crossing with Egypt where deliveries are received, not many people are eating a full meal a day, he said.


I guess it's all part of propaganda to keep people in Israel in the dark of what's really going in.

Last edited by SvennoJ - on 10 January 2024