Hunger is ravaging the Gaza Strip, and this is expected to cause an increase in illnesses, especially among vulnerable groups such as children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and older people, according to a statement issued by the World Health Organization (WHO).
WHO has expressed concern that the situation in Gaza is reaching catastrophic levels of food insecurity, with the risk of famine increasing each day. "An unprecedented 93% of Gaza's population is facing crisis levels of hunger, with insufficient food and high levels of malnutrition," it noted.
At least one in four households is facing catastrophic conditions, experiencing an extreme lack of food and starvation, and having to resort to selling off their possessions and other extreme measures to afford a simple meal. Starvation, destitution, and death are evident.
On recent missions to north Gaza, WHO staff revealed that every single person they spoke to in Gaza was hungry.
“We move around Gaza delivering medical supplies and people rush to our trucks hoping it’s food,” they said, calling it “an indicator of the desperation.”
Follow the latest news on Google News
