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Every time I go to get aid, I hold a box and hundreds of people crowd over me. Earlier, UNRWA [UN agency for Palestinian refugees] used to send me a message, [and] I would go and get aid. Now there’s nothing. If you are strong, you get aid. If you are not, you leave empty-handed,
Qader Rabie said
I have no flour, no oil, no sugar, no food. I collect mouldy bread and feed it to my children. I want to get a bag of flour for my children. I want to eat. I’m hungry,
a Palestinian told Al JazeeraPeople in the central area, in the [southern] city of Khan Younis and Rafah are also struggling on a daily basis to find food supplies, particularly when it comes to flour and other basic necessities to help them survive these difficult conditions,
he addedNo flour, no food, no bread, we have nothing at home,
he saidDespite the trucks’ entry over the past few days, Palestinians say they have not really received any food because there have not been any normal distribution points,
she said,What they are saying about their will to feed the people of Gaza is all lies. They neither feed people nor give them anything to drink,
she saidThis is aid being used … to push people out from the north into militarised zones … and it’s about humiliating people, and it’s about controlling the population. This has nothing to do with stopping starvation,
he saidAny aid that gets into the hands of people who need it is good,
U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters in New York
Israeli authorities have not allowed us to bring in a single ready-to-eat meal. The only food permitted has been flour for bakeries. Even if allowed in unlimited quantities, which it hasn't been, it wouldn't amount to a complete diet for anyone,
said Eri Kaneko, U.N. humanitarian affairs spokespersonMore aid would actually get to the people if you would collect the aid waiting for you by the crossings,
COGAT, the Israeli military aid coordination agency, said to the U.N. in a posting on X on FridayTo prevent chaos, aid must flow in steadily,
Corinne Fleischer, the U.N. World Food Programme's Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe director, posted on X on ThursdayThe catastrophic situation in Gaza is the worst since the war began,
he saidGaza is the hungriest place on Earth.”
He added
The aid operation that we have ready to roll is being put in an operational straitjacket that makes it one of the most obstructed aid operations not only in the world today, but in recent history
he addedThere are also reports of enforced disappearances. A lot of families reported that many of their children, of their family members, who went to the sites … have gone missing as they were trying to get food,
Mahmoud saidPeople are telling us that the sites managed and operated by the GHF are metres away from where the Israeli military is stationed. They can see the tanks, they can see the armoured vehicles,
said Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Gaza CityThrough this dangerous and reckless approach, food is not being distributed where it’s needed most but is instead directed only to areas where Israeli forces choose to amass civilians,
said Doctors Without Borders Secretary-General Christopher Lockyear
Starvation is being used as a weapon of war,
said UAE envoy Mohamed Abushahab, speaking on behalf of 22 Arab League members at the UN.jpg)
If we abandon Gaza, if we consider there is a free pass for Israel, even if we do condemn the terrorist attacks, we will kill our credibility, ... And this is why we do reject double standard.”
Macron told a top defence forum in Singapore, adding
There is no humanitarian blockade. That is a blatant lie,
Israel’s foreign ministry said in a statement, defending its efforts to allow in aid