Day 174: 32,552 Killed, 74,980 Injured in Gaza

United Nations: Over a million people in Gaza facing famine

The United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs warned today that “time is running out, and obstacles to accessing aid persist in the Gaza Strip.”

The statement emphasized that “over 1.1 million people in Gaza are facing severe levels of food insecurity,” asserting that “there is no alternative to delivering aid by land to save lives, particularly in northern Gaza.”

Earlier, on March 27, Ismail Al-Thawabteh, the Director General of the Government Media Office in Gaza, warned that the nightmare of famine in the northern Gaza Strip will continue if aid is not delivered on a sustainable basis.

He also expressed deep sorrow for the deaths of martyrs as a result of the mistaken airdrop of aid, calling on the countries of the world to deliver it through the proper and correct channels.

Al-Thawabteh explained that the Gaza Strip needs aid to be delivered by land, air, and sea, adding that what is being delivered does not amount to 5% of the needs.