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WFP warns 2.2 million Palestinians in Gaza in 'urgent' need of aid

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 10 Sep 2024 00:06
2 Min Read

The WFP says that to make a breakthrough and avert famine, significant and sustained amounts of humanitarian assistance are required.

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    Displaced Palestinians gather for food distribution in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on August 23, 2024. (AP)

The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that 2.2 million Palestinians in Gaza are still in "urgent" need of food help after 11 months of Israeli aggression.

The UN assistance organization reiterated in a post on X that a ceasefire was desperately needed. 

🔴11 months of war in #Gaza

And 2.2 million people are still in urgent need of food & livelihood assistance.

Despite @WFP’s commitment to deliver aid, evacuation orders are hindering our efforts, and needs are on the rise.

A ceasefire is needed! pic.twitter.com/uHJAPFnchd

— WFP in the Middle East & North Africa (@WFP_MENA) September 9, 2024

According to WFP statistics, 96% of Gaza's population is facing severe food insecurity, with 2.15 million people experiencing crisis levels of hunger or worse, as the Israeli occupation continues to use famine as a weapon of war.

The WFP further warned that almost half a million people in Gaza are in "catastrophic conditions".

The WFP stated that in order to make a breakthrough and avert famine, significant and sustained amounts of humanitarian assistance are required.

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It also emphasized the significance of "law and order" in delivering an effective humanitarian response to rising demands.

 1,400 aid trucks stuck at crossing awaiting entry to Gaza: Borrell

Around 1,400 trucks carrying EU aid are stalled on the Egyptian side waiting to enter the Gaza Strip, the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell confirmed on Monday.

Commenting on the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, he underlined that only a tiny percentage of Palestinians in Gaza in need are getting aid as crossings remain closed due to "Israel".

“Today, 1,400 trucks (are) waiting to enter. And on a good day, maybe 50 will come in. In Ramadan time, they were 600 per day. This is a drop in the ocean of needs on the other side (of the crossing),” Borrell said.

He also called for allowing the wounded and ambulances to pass through the Rafah crossing, which the Israeli occupation forces have controlled since May.

On efforts to reach a ceasefire deal, Borrell maintained, "I don't understand why the ceasefire has still not been reached. Someone is procrastinating."

Borrell pointed out that the European Union could exert political and diplomatic pressure on "Israel" to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. He also revealed that the bloc is considering a proposal to impose sanctions on two Israeli ministers and several Israeli organizations, though no decision has been made on this matter as of yet.

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