UN representatives outraged: food crisis in the Gaza Strip is escalating!

UN representatives outraged: food crisis in the Gaza Strip is escalating!

The situation in the Gaza Strip has deteriorated again. Today is April 2, 2025, and the United Nations has strongly rejected a statement by the Israeli agency Cogat on food stocks. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric called the claims “ridiculous” and said aid supplies were running out. Particularly alarming is the closure of bakeries run by the World Food Program (WFP) due to acute flour and gas shortages.

Israel's blockade is having a serious impact on civilian conditions in the Gaza Strip. Despite Israeli claims that there is enough food, residents are facing a humanitarian catastrophe. Aid workers report dramatic shortages of food, water and medical supplies. According to Dujarric, the closure of the bakeries has meant that the distribution of food has practically come to a standstill in recent months. Amjad Shawa, head of the Gaza NGO Network, has already spoken of a new phase of famine.

Humanitarian crisis and military actions

For several weeks Israel has blocked all food, fuel, water and electricity entering the Gaza Strip. According to reports Families in particular suffer significantly from the lack of basic foodstuffs. Mohammed al-Kurd, a father of 12 children, says that his children often have to go to bed without dinner. Health and social conditions are deteriorating rapidly; In the last 24 hours alone, 42 bodies were registered in hospitals, bringing the total number of deaths to at least 1,042.

The total number of casualties since the conflict began in October 2023 has risen to over 50,000. Reports of possible war crimes by Israeli troops are increasing, including the discovery of mass murders of Palestinian medics in a mass grave. UNICEF reports that 322 children have been killed by Israeli attacks in the past two weeks, bringing the total number of children killed since the war began to over 15,000.

Blocked aid deliveries

The humanitarian situation is further aggravated by the constant blockades. Loud Oxfam Only 34 trucks carrying food and water have been able to enter northern Gaza in the last two and a half months. Of these trucks, only 12 reached their destination. Delays and systematic obstructions by the Israeli military are the main reason for this predicament. An aid convoy was stopped at a checkpoint in Jabalia, and even access to school infrastructure that was supposed to be used for the distribution of aid was severely compromised by military action.

In recent months, Israel has significantly increased its military operations in regions such as Jabalia, Bei Lahia and Beit Hanoun. Oxfam reports that more than 90 percent of the aid that the United Nations tried to coordinate for the Gaza Strip was rejected. In the midst of this crisis, the international community is called upon to act immediately. Oxfam and other aid organizations are appealing for the need for an immediate and lasting ceasefire and the release of all hostages.