Gaza could surpass famine thresholds of food insecurity, malnutrition and mortality in six weeks, according to an official from the World Food Programme.
US President Joe Biden has demanded that new humanitarian aid be allowed to immediately reach Palestinians in Gaza as key US ally Israel fights Hamas there.
The comments come after the World Food Programme earlier warned that Gaza could surpass famine thresholds of food insecurity, malnutrition and mortality in six weeks. In its report, the network described the 2024 outlook for the Middle East and Africa as extremely concerning due to the Gaza war and restricted humanitarian access, as well as the risk of the conflict spreading elsewhere in the region.
The UN has long complained of obstacles to getting aid in and distributing it throughout Gaza in the six months since Israel began an aerial and ground offensive against the territory's ruling Islamist militant group Hamas. "They've been selling off their belongings to buy food. They are most of the time destitute. Clearly some of them are dying of hunger," he said.
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