UNRWA: Gaza aid is insufficient, warns of famine due to lack of food

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) yesterday warned that “famine looms” in the Gaza Strip, as its residents suffer from food insecurity and a lack of humanitarian aid in light of the ongoing Israeli genocide.

In a series of posts on X, the UN agency explained that its teams are working to deliver aid to those in need, but stressed that it is “nowhere near enough.”

It stated that the residents of Gaza are facing “extreme food insecurity.”

UNRWA called for “International cooperation and a #CeasefireNow are desperately needed to deliver life-saving aid as famine looms.”

In #Gaza, millions face extreme food insecurity. #UNRWAworks to reach those in need, but aid is nowhere near enough.

International cooperation and a #CeasefireNow are desperately needed to deliver life-saving aid as famine looms. pic.twitter.com/iNFVrwM9Ax

— UNRWA (@UNRWA) December 29, 2024

Famine has worsened in most areas of the Gaza Strip due to the ongoing Israeli blockade, especially in the northern governorate following the continued genocide and starvation to force citizens to flee south.

On 5 October, the Israeli occupation army invaded the northern Gaza Strip again, intensifying its military campaign in the area. Palestinians have warned that occupation forces want to displace them from the area to occupy it and turn it into a buffer zone, and so they are preventing the entry of food, water and medicine.

In another post, UNRWA addressed the accumulation of solid waste in Gaza, saying

“UNRWA provides solid waste collection and transfer service both in the southern and middle area of #Gaza,” noting that “just in the first two weeks of December, 1,972 tons of solid waste was collected and transported to temporary dumping sites.”

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