Gaza: The government media office in Gaza warned, on Friday, of the intensification of food, water and medicine crises and the worsening of famine and thirst due to the Israeli occupation and the American administration preventing the entry of aid and fuel into the Gaza Strip and holding them fully responsible for an imminent humanitarian catastrophe.
The government media office said in a statement: ‘The occupation army continues to close all crossings and outlets leading to the Gaza Strip for 24 days, with the full support, blessing and support of the American administration, which threatens the exacerbation of the food, water and medicine crises, which increases the chances of a real famine occurring in the Gaza Strip.’ Which is subjected to a genocidal war carried out by the occupation and supported by the American administration.’
He added: “It has been 24 days since the occupation army occupied the Rafah land crossing and closed the Kerem Shalom crossing, which led to complex humanitarian crises that p
revented 22,000 wounded and sick people from traveling to receive treatment outside the Gaza Strip.”
He pointed out that the occupation prevents the entry of humanitarian aid and food supplies into the Gaza Strip, where nearly 2.4 million people live, including more than 2 million displaced people who live primarily and solely on aid, and with a quarter of a million family heads losing their jobs and jobs due to the genocidal war, which is what This left them without cash, which clearly increases the chances of deepening the famine.
He continued: ‘The Israeli occupation also prevents the entry of fuel, cooking gas, and medicine as part of its policy of pressure on civilians, children, and women, which is a crime against humanity, which led to more than 98% of the bakeries in the Gaza Strip stopping work due to the lack of cooking gas, and more than 700 wells also stopped.’ Water is out of service due to targeting and preventing the entry of fuel, which increases the chances of deepening famine and thirst ag
ainst civilians, especially against children and women
Source: Maan News Agency