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War between Israel and Hamas: fear of famine in the Gaza Strip
War between Israel and Hamas: fear of famine in the Gaza Strip – (France 2)
Fighting continues in the Gaza Strip, and the UN fears a famine situation. Gunshots were heard near aid trucks on February 19, and the United Nations suspended all convoys to the north of the enclave.
In the Gaza Strip, an aid truck is literally swallowed up by the crowd. It’s a load of flour. Food is stolen, snatched out of desperation. The children collect the last crumbs. On February 19, gunshots were heard near aid trucks and the United Nations suspended all its convoys to the north, leaving 200 to 300,000 people without any recourse. In six weeks, only five United Nations convoys reached the North.
“Personnel attacked”, “trucks looted”
In southern Gaza, the humanitarian situation is more acceptable, but it is becoming tense. Hundreds of UN trucks have been stuck in Egypt, inspected by the Israelis, and could return to Gaza. But on the Palestinian side, the situation is too chaotic, according to a United Nations coordinator: “The Rafah crossing point is completely disorganized because of attacks on our personnel and attacks on our trucks which are being looted. We have not been able to get a single truck through Rafah for at least a week. “ As of Wednesday, February 21, there are only two to three days of reserves left in Rafah, according to the UN. Before the war, 500 trucks a day entered Gaza.
