GAZA — Starvation is
being used as a weapon of war against Gaza civilians, as stated by Oxfam on
Thursday when it renewed its call for the entry of food, water, fuel, and other
essentials.
اضافة اعلان
According to data
compiled by the UN and analyzed by Oxfam, it was found that only 2 percent of
the food that should have been delivered has entered Gaza since the total
siege. The report indicates that 2.2 million people are now in urgent need of
food. Prior to October 7, 2023, 104 trucks a day used to deliver food to the
besieged Gaza Strip, which is equivalent to one truck every 14 minutes.
Now, only 62 trucks
have been allowed to enter southern Gaza via the Rafah crossing since the
weekend, with only 30 of them containing food. This means that now, only one
truck is allowed every 3 hours and 12 minutes.
While some essential
food items like flour, oil, and sugar are still stocked in warehouses that have
not been destroyed, many of them are located in Gaza City, making it impossible
to deliver them due to a lack of fuel, damaged roads, and the risks from airstrikes.
The electricity
blackout has also disrupted food supplies by affecting refrigeration, crop
irrigation, and crop incubation devices. Over 15,000 farmers have lost their
crop production, and 10,000 livestock breeders have little access to fodder,
with many of them having lost their animals.
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