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Nearly one person in three not eating for days in Gaza, says WFP
The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) says it has begun delivering food in the Gaza Strip, but that it is not enough, as it calls on the Israeli authorities to allow at least 100 aid trucks per day through the northern, central, and southern border points.
In a statement, it said that since May 21, when border crossings reopened to limited amounts of aid, WFP teams have been able to dispatch dozens of aid convoys, but despite this, the food delivered to date is still “a tiny fraction of what a population of over two million people need to survive”.
It also stated that a recent WFP assessment found that nearly one person in three is not eating for days at a time. Moreover, findings from the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report indicate a high risk that famine will occur as conflict persists and humanitarian agencies are unable to provide essential aid.
Some 470,000 people are expected to face catastrophic hunger between May and September this year, it said, adding that flour for bread is 3,000 times more expensive than before the war, and cooking oil is unavailable.
Gaza sky filled with Apache helicopters, quadcopters
Our colleague Maram Humaid, who is in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, says the Israeli military has escalated its attacks over the past 24 hours. Overnight, she said the sky was filled with Apache helicopters and quadcopters, which bombed the area three times.
She said that residents were left too afraid to turn on any light and have tried to limit their movements as much as possible, as the relentless air strikes targeting built-up areas have continued throughout the day.
This increase in Israeli attacks comes amid reports of talks for a potential 60-day ceasefire agreement.
