UNRWA: The situation in Gaza is catastrophic and people are feeding on wild plants

UNRWA said that at least one in four families in Gaza now faces catastrophic levels of food insecurity or famine-like conditions.

UNRWA added in a statement: Nearly 5 months after the devastating war in Gaza, young people were forced to collect and sell wild plants, which have now become a major food source for the residents of the Gaza Strip.

Residents of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, say that the prices of these plants, which grow in the wild and provide little nutrition, have risen sharply.

The statement emphasized: In the period before the war, wild edible plants such as hibiscus were freely available to anyone who wished to pick them, but people are now forced to buy them to feed their families as food stocks in the Strip run out and humanitarian aid becomes scarce.

The agency ended its statement with a message to the whole world: The fire must stop for humanitarian reasons.