Palestinians are counting lentils, as Gaza food crisis worsens

Palestinians are counting lentils, arsenic Gaza nutrient situation worsens

Nearly half a cardinal group successful Gaza now look starvation, according to a caller study from nan IPC, nan world sheet of famine experts who counsel nan United Nations.

For much than 10 weeks, Israel has halted nan travel of humanitarian assistance into Gaza, to unit Hamas to merchandise Israeli hostages. Israel accuses Hamas of seizing aid, trading it connected nan achromatic marketplace and utilizing assistance distribution to reenforce its power of Gaza.

The UN says hundreds of truckloads of lifesaving supplies are waiting astatine nan border. Meanwhile, wrong Gaza, nutrient is scarce. Humanitarian groups for illustration nan UN World Food Programme (WFP) exhausted supplies of basal staples weeks ago, forcing them to unopen down their kitchens and bakeries, and mundane Palestinians are grinding up pasta and lentils to make flour for bread. Antoine Renard of nan WFP says erstwhile he was successful Gaza past week, wheat flour was trading for $10 a pound.

Juana Summers talks pinch Renard astir what he's seen successful Gaza, and what's adjacent for nan group there.

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