Residents in war-ravaged Gaza are selling their possessions for food amid growing starvation, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Saturday. This protracted conflict is blocking much-needed access to food and other life-saving humanitarian aid," he wrote. The desperate plea comes amid multiple reports that Israel's war is pushing Gaza into famine and a staggering 90% of the people there are on the brink of starvation. Unless there is an immediate ceasefire and a massive scale-up of humanitarian aid, Gaza risks being pushed into a famine," he added. "The horror felt by a mother unable to feed her child is the horror of Gaza today," he added.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 24, 2023 17:43 UTC