Over the past 12 months, 90% of children in the Gaza Strip have suffered from “food poverty”, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS).
“Human suffering should never be normalized. We must work to end this ongoing crisis”, the group posted on X this Saturday (12).
The World Food Program (WFP) said on Friday that no food has entered northern Gaza since the beginning of October, leaving 1 million people at risk of starvation.
On Wednesday (9), the WFP said in a report that aid entering Gaza had fallen to the lowest level in months, forcing the organization to halt the distribution of food packages in October.
THE CNN contacted Israeli authorities and the military to comment on the lack of food in the Palestinian territory since the beginning of the month, but received no response.
Operation in northern Gaza
The Israeli military is carrying out an operation in the northern Gaza Strip, which comes just weeks after reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was considering a plan to besiege the area to starve Hamas fighters and force the group to release hostages. .
Four sources told CNN that the Israeli cabinet did not adopt the siege proposal presented by retired general Giora Eiland.
Still, the ongoing operation bears resemblance to the plan presented by Eiland in a public video, and in particular to the Israeli cabinet and the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament.
Understand the conflict in the Gaza Strip
Israel has carried out intense airstrikes in the Gaza Strip since last year, after Hamas invaded the country and killed 1,200 people, according to Israeli counts. Furthermore, the radical group holds dozens of hostages.
Hamas does not recognize Israel as a state and claims Israeli territory for Palestine.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly promised to destroy Hamas’ military capabilities and recover people detained in Gaza.
In addition to the air offensive, the Israeli Army carries out land incursions into Palestinian territory. This caused much of Gaza’s population to be displaced.
The UN and several humanitarian institutions have warned of a catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, with a lack of food, medicine and the spread of diseases.
About a year into the conflict, the Israeli population took to the streets in protests against Netanyahu, accusing the prime minister of failing to reach a ceasefire agreement so the hostages could be released.
This content was originally published in 90% of children in Gaza suffered from “food poverty”, says aid group on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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