by Jerusalem Post Staff
UN's World Food Program claimed that 90,000 people are suffering from malnutrition, and nine people have died from it within the past week.
Approximately 90 food trucks were unloaded at aid crossings, and over 100 were collected by the UN and international organizations from the Gaza side and distributed in Gaza; however, hundreds of trucks still await pickup, the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) said on Saturday.
The UN's World Food Program claimed that "one in three people in the Gaza Strip has gone days without eating", citing information provided by Hamas-controlled Gaza's Ministry of Health.
A Saturday statement from the organization said that 90,000 people are suffering from malnutrition, and nine people have died from it within the past week.
The IDF acknowledged on Friday that while there is no starvation in Gaza, food security is at a dangerous, sensitive point and that it is working hard to keep food security balanced.
The military noted that there were sensitive periods for food security during the 21-month war. However, when each period of food insecurity arose in Gaza, the IDF worked hard with humanitarian organizations and NGOs to address the issue.
Jordan and the UAE are waiting for military approval
According to military sources cited by the BBC, Jordan’s and the UAE’s militaries are still waiting for the IDF’s approval to begin airdropping humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.Other nations also called for Israel to lift restrictions on the humanitarian aid flow into the Gaza Strip, with Germany, France, and the UK leading the efforts.
"Withholding essential humanitarian assistance to the civilian population is unacceptable," read a statement from these countries.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated that the news of foreign aid airdrops arrived at a very late stage in the war, but that the UK "will do everything we can to get aid in via this route."
At this time, the IDF is attempting to persuade the UN and other aid organizations to dispatch approximately 900 aid trucks to distribution points. The military has already approved the aid trucks, and they are waiting on the other side on the Gaza side of the border.
Yonah Jeremy Bob and Corinne Baum contributed to this report.
Jerusalem Post Staff
Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-862243
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