80% of Gaza farmland lost to Israeli war, risks starvation: FAO
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According to a FOA evaluation, there are just about 688 hectares (1,700 acres) left for agriculture in Gaza.
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Damaged greenhouses in Khan Younis, Gaza (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
Due to "Israel's" brutal aggression on Gaza, just 5% of agricultural land is left usable, compounding the risk of starvation in the ravaged Palestinian enclave, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization on Monday.
"Israel" has escalated its attack in Gaza, drawing worldwide outrage as aid trickles in after a nearly three-month embargo that has resulted in catastrophic food and medical shortages.
According to a new FAO satellite assessment, by the end of April, more than 80% of agriculture had been destroyed and 77.8% was no longer accessible, leaving only 4.6% of potentially arable land.
According to the evaluation, there are just about 688 hectares (1,700 acres) left for agriculture.
The situation is especially dire in southern Gaza's Rafah and certain northern districts, where almost all agriculture is inaccessible.
Beth Bechdol, FAO deputy director-general, stated, "With cropland, greenhouses, and wells destroyed, local food production has ground to a halt."
Prior to the war, agriculture accounted for over 10% of Gaza's economy, with more than 560,000 people dependent at least partially on farming, herding, or fishing, according to the FAO.
94% of Gaza hospitals damaged, destroyed; WHO warns of total collapse
Not only has the occupation decimated the agriculture of Gaza, but it has also damaged the healthcare system beyond repair.
Israeli raids have targeted at least ten hospitals and clinics in the Gaza Strip in the previous week, prompting full or partial service shutdowns and overloading the remaining health-care facilities, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported.
The attack on the European Hospital in Khan Younis signaled the beginning of "Israel's" escalated ground assault.
"These strikes severely increased pressure on Gaza's collapsing health system," it said, quoting the Gaza Health Ministry, which said that 400,000 Palestinians are now without access to medical care.
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported 28 attacks on hospitals in the strip last week, accounting for 4% of all hospital attacks since the onslaught began.
"Military assaults in Gaza are pushing the health system to collapse," the WHO said on X, stressing that 94% of hospitals had been severely damaged or destroyed.
Only 19 of the 36 hospitals in Gaza are at least partially operating, it stated, emphasizing that "hospitals must never be militarized or targeted."
