The UN The famine officially declared this Friday in Loop and described that it is the first to affect Middle East. It was after his experts warned that 500,000 people were in a “catastrophic” situation and, in that line, he pointed against Israel as responsible.
The famine in Gaza, “could have avoided” without “Israel’s systematic obstruction,” the Director of the UN Humanitarian Affairs Office, Tom Fletcherin a Geneva press conference. “This famine will torment us all,” he insisted on appointment with AFP.
“This is a famine that we could have avoided if they had allowed usbut food accumulates at the borders due to Israel’s systematic obstruction, “he added.
The UN declared famine in Gaza, the first in the Middle East
The UN statement immediately caused the wrath of Israel, which described the partial and “based on Hamas lies.” “There is no famine in Gaza,” said the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
After months of warnings, the Integrated Food Safety (CPI) classificationUN agency with headquarters in Rome, confirmed that The population of Ciudad de Gaza currently crosses this lack of food and is expected to extend to the Balah areas and Jan Yunis From here at the end of September.
According to UN experts, more than half a million people in Gaza face “catastrophic” conditions and it is expected that this figure, based on the information collected until August 15, increases almost 641,000 by the end of September.
For the CPI, this represents the most serious deterioration of the situation in the Gaza Strip Since the agency began to monitor itIn the beginning of March, Israel prohibited the entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza and by the end of May, allowed limited access.
On the other hand, Israel accused Hamas of looting humanitarian aid and the humanitarian organizations of not distributing it, something that the Islamist group denies these statements.
Israel, indicated as responsible
The head of the United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs, Volker Turk, also pointed to Israel: “The famine that the integrated classification of the phases of food security (CPI) has declared today in Gaza It is the direct result of the actions undertaken by the Israeli government“He said.
The UN humanitarian chief accuses the government of “illegally restrict the entry and distribution of humanitarian aid and other essential assets for the survival of the civilian population of the Gaza Strip. “
He also referred to Israeli army as responsible for destroying “essential civil infrastructure” to avoid “deaths from starvation and malnutrition seen so far” and to destroy with “almost the entire agricultural area” of the enclave, ban fishing activities that could feed the hundreds of thousands of people in the displaced camps of the central coast of the country, and to “force the population by force.”
Source: Ambito
