Palestinians in Gaza are going hungry as Israel’s blockade causes high prices and food shortages, with the World Food Programme (WFP) warning its stocks could run out in less than two weeks.
The aid freeze has imperiled the progress aid workers say they have made to stave off famine over the past six weeks during Phase 1 of the ceasefire deal Israel and Hamas agreed to in January.
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First phase of Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal set to expire – what happens nowIsrael is reportedly seeking a six-week extension to the first phase of the ceasefire. Hamas is opposed to this.
THE United Nations food agency only has enough supplies in the Gaza Strip to keep public kitchens and bakeries open for less than two weeks, the body said today. Israel has imposed another blockade on Gaza to pressure Hamas into accepting an alternative ceasefire arrangement, six weeks into their fragile truce.
The World Food Programme is hampered by the Israeli blockade that began alongside the decision to continue the ceasefire into Ramzan
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