UN says one in three Gazans hasn't eaten for days

New York: United Nations Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said on Monday that one in th...

New York: United Nations' Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said on Monday that one in three people in Gaza has not eaten for days, calling for the rapid delivery of aid and the establishment of a permanent ceasefire.

In a statement on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, Fletcher stressed that "Gaza is experiencing a humanitarian crisis before the eyes of the world," noting that those trying to obtain food aid are being shot at, and children are "melting" from hunger.

He explained that one in three people in Gaza has not eaten for days, and said: "Aid should not be blocked, delayed, or distributed under attack."

He stressed that aid convoys must be granted permission to cross borders quickly, and emphasized the need to end the targeting of people trying to obtain food aid.

Gaza is experiencing the worst humanitarian crisis in its history, with a severe famine intersecting with a genocidal war waged by Israel since October 7, 2023.