The agency that coordinates UN humanitarian aid warns that stocks of food and medical supplies are running out fast in the Gaza Strip after several weeks have passed in which no aid has been allowed to enter the enclave.
Israel announced on March 2 that it would be suspending the delivery of all goods and supplies to Gaza due to what it said was Hamas’s refusal to accept a proposal to extend the initial stage of a ceasefire and hostage release deal.
The World Food Programme says it has 5,700 tons of food stocks left in Gaza, home to some 2.3 million people, enough to support its operations for two weeks at most.
There are also severe shortages of blood supplies to treat the wounded amid a renewed Israeli offensive, the World Health Organization says.
“Everything related to trauma is quickly running short. There are fewer than 500 blood units available — 4,500 blood packs are needed each month,” Rik Peeperkorn from WHO tells reporters in Geneva via video link in Jerusalem.
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