Gaza: Israel’s military offensive is relentless, situation ‘only gets worse’
UNRWAThe United Nations’ largest aid agency in Gaza, reported “no improvement” at Kerem Shalom, the main crossing point for food, fuel and life-saving medicine.
“One of our biggest concerns right now is that people don’t have enough to eat,” the agency said, adding that aid to the area was at its lowest level in months, while thousands commercialization is “barely included”.
Affected north
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said it continued to receive them “Desperate plea” from colleagues in northern Gaza where people remain trapped under rubble and first responders including the United Nations are blocked from reaching them.
“Displaced families in northern Gaza have a great sense of frustration due to the horror they are facing, which they describe as a live television broadcast of their death and suffering.”, said UNRWA spokesperson Louise Wateridge.
Tens of thousands of civilians are “in grave danger,” she said. a statement from the United Nations Secretary-General on Sunday, in which he expressed shock at the “horrendous level of death, injury and destruction” in northern Gaza as the Israel Defense Forces stepped up a new offensive their most.
Across Gaza, the risk of famine persists, according to the latest UN-collaborated IPC food insecurity report. Evaluate. It is estimated that about 1.84 million Gazans are severely food insecure.
Less than two weeks since that assessment was published, UNRWA now says the number of children expected to be malnourished could increase by 20%.
cuts in health services
Emphasizing that ambulances were no longer operating and civil defense teams had ceased operations, UNRWA officials described the health situation in northern Gaza and Gaza City as “catastrophic.”
Ms. Wateridge explained that the sick and injured did not have access to life-saving care, “families were short of food, their homes were destroyed, they had no shelter and nowhere was safe. completely,” adding that two of the three remaining hospitals in North Gaza province were directly hit.
Power cuts cause death
“Patients are now dying due to power outages and lack of supplies” and doctors “are forced to prioritize one patient over another because there are not enough supplies, staff or facilities,” she said. .
Meanwhile, in the Jabalia refugee camp in the north, UNRWA reported that they had Didn’t receive water for the seventh day in a row“and our team was unable to operate any UNRWA water wells.” The UN agency noted that there is not enough fuel to operate water facilities, “forcing people to risk their lives to find drinking water or consume water from unsafe sources.”
United Nations humanitarian agencies report that more than 450,000 displaced people are living in 101 flood-prone locations.
Cattle disappeared
ONE update of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Monday emphasized that almost 15,000 – or 95% – of Gaza’s livestock diedand nearly all the calves were slaughtered.
Fewer than 25,000 sheep – about 43% – and only about 3,000 goats – about 37% – remain alive. In the poultry sector, only 34,000 (1%) of the birds survived.
“There is no food, no barley, no fodder and no water during the conflict; We had more than 40 cattle and now there are only 20 or even less,” said Hakmah El-Hamidi, from Al-Zuwayidah in the central Gaza Strip.
Ms El-Hamidi received support from FAO in the form of food for her livestock – one of 4,400 livestock families benefiting in Deir al-Balah, Khan Younis and Rafah.
“Thank God, our animals are healthier and no longer dieshe said. Veterinary kits provided by FAO also “helped me a lot; it has vitamins and anti-flea spray. The animals were bitten by fleas so I sprayed it, as you can see. It’s really good.”
