Rabat – Gaza is facing humanitarian catastrophe as dwindling food supplies, deadly Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) airstrikes, and collapsing vital services endanger millions.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that fewer than 100 aid trucks have reached Gaza since October 1, leaving warehouses with 100,000 tons of food stuck at the border.
With supplies critically low, malnutrition and hunger threaten Gaza’s entire population, the UN warns.
Food systems in Gaza have “completely collapsed,” said the World Food Program (WFP), which reports that it has only been able to deliver 20% of the food needed to support the 1.1 million Gazans reliant on aid.
Many children and families face severe malnutrition as medical facilities run dry, leaving no capacity to treat rising cases of starvation and infection. “The risk of famine is now imminent,” WFP cautioned, calling for an immediate, large-scale humanitarian response to avert continued disaster.
As winter approaches, the IOF relentless bombardment has turned northern Gaza into a perilous zone, with at least seven mass-casualty incidents reported over the past week alone.
On October 29, a devastating airstrike leveled a residential building in Beit Lahya, killing or leaving at least 93 people missing under the rubble, according to the UN. An earlier strike in the Jabalia refugee camp killed or injured up to 200 people, Gaza’s health officials said.
Humanitarian workers are at breaking point. Since last October, at least 14 humanitarian and four healthcare workers have been killed, with 322 humanitarian workers killed in Gaza since last year.
Emergency responders have been unable to reach many sites due to ongoing hostilities, leaving victims trapped and untreated in debris.
UN agencies warn that without an urgent escalation in aid, Gaza’s population could face an irreversible humanitarian collapse.
