Several displaced Palestinians were reportedly killed in the attack in Al Mawasi area of central Gaza. The UN humanitarian office reiterated that civilians must be protected at all costs and allowed into safe areas.
According to the World Health Organization, Israeli authorities have rejected a UN mission’s request to visit the Kamal Adwan and Al Awda hospitals in northern Gaza.
Northern Gaza has been under siege by Israeli forces for the past five weeks, which has had a devastating effect on severely malnourished children.
Humanitarian aid agencies have been forced to suspend all operations in the northern Gaza governorate. No treatment for malnutrition in children, no food for pregnant and lactating women.
The United Nations Children’s Fund has prepared food supplies to combat malnutrition until the end of the year, while the World Food Organization (WFP) has sent 200 metric tons of supplies to northern and southern Gaza.
There is a lot of destruction and rubble in Gaza. Thousands of people are fleeing northern Gaza in search of food and shelter amid bombardment and evacuation orders.
Pain, despair, destruction
According to the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and partner organizations, their requests to provide life-saving aid, including food and water, to needy populations are being denied.
Chaos, suffering, despair, death and destruction have become a daily reality for ordinary Palestinians in northern Gaza. Just a week ago warnings were issued about impending famine.
According to the UN humanitarian office, all indicators for Gaza show that the situation there is going in the wrong direction.
UN humanitarians are expected to deliver relief supplies and rescue people from suffering, but workers are unable to get there or be guaranteed safety. “Displacement is at a high level, and it is not possible to provide any assistance.”
According to UN humanitarian workers, there is a high risk of starvation amid shortages of essential food items and desperation among ordinary Palestinians.
food shortage
The World Food Program (WFP) said in a warning that the market situation in Gaza is bad. Availability of fresh food, eggs, meat is negligible, while the prices of those things that are available are touching new highs.
A few days ago, food experts warned in a UN-backed report that the current situation in northern Gaza has either crossed the brink of famine or will soon.
On October 7, 2023, Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups attacked Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages. Since then, more than 43,000 Palestinians have lost their lives and more than 100,000 have been injured in Israeli military operations.