NEW YORK, (PIC)
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that very little aid is reaching the people who need it most in the Gaza Strip.
The Office said on Thursday that “the lack of security, damaged roads, the collapse of the rule of law and order, and the restrictions on access continue to impede movement along the main humanitarian supply route between the Kerem Abu Salem crossing and Khan Yunis and Deir Al-Balah.”
It added that “the insufficient delivery of fuel and relief supplies has left only six bakeries operating in northern Gaza, receiving small quantities of materials sufficient to run for just a few days at a time.”
It also warned that “the severe shortage of basic goods has affected community kitchens, and there is a risk of spoilage of food supplies stranded amid the high summer temperatures.”
OCHA pointed out that “only a few locally-produced vegetable varieties are now available at exorbitant prices in northern Gaza.”
The Israeli occupation army has been attacking the Gaza Strip since October 7th 2023, with American and European support, its warplanes bomb the vicinity of hospitals, buildings, towers and homes of Palestinian civilians, destroying them over the heads of their inhabitants, and preventing the entry of water, food, medicine and fuel.
The continued Israeli aggression on Gaza has led to the martyrdom of 39,175 people, the injury of 90,403 others, and the displacement of 90% of the population of the Strip, according to United Nations data.
