NEW YORK, (PIC)
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the number of daily meals provided to citizens in the Gaza Strip decreased by 70 percent this week compared to last week.
Addressing a news conference at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, he stressed the importance of UN teams entering Gaza and identifying citizens’ needs on the ground.
He pointed out that the number of daily meals in the Gaza Strip decreased from 840,000 meals last week to 260,000 — a 70 percent decline.
Dujarric stressed that humanitarian aid is not limited to food alone, stressing the need to provide water, health, nutrition, education, and protection services directly to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
The UN spokesman warned that fuel already started to run out in health and water facilities in Gaza — which has been under tight siege since last March.
“Healthcare in Gaza is on the brink of collapse, with hospitals facing large numbers of wounded amid severe shortages of basic supplies, equipment, blood, and medical personnel,” he added.
