U.N. agencies said on Tuesday the two main crossings into the southern Gaza Strip remained shut, virtually cutting off the Palestinian enclave from outside aid with few stocks positioned inside.

The global agency’s humanitarian office spokesperson Jens Laerke told journalists Israel had shut both the Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossings for aid and people as part of its military operation in Rafah, where around 1 million uprooted people are sheltering.

  • 【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】
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    -128 months ago

    “If Rafah gate closes for an extended period, it’s hard to see how famine in Gaza can be averted,” he said.

    Been hearing about “imminent” famine since November.

    • @I_Has_A_Hat
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      38 months ago

      Its been staved off since Hamas lowered food prices. You know, because of all the free aid thats been coming in which Hamas takes and then makes the Palestinians buy from them. Just another reminder that nothing about this situation is black and white.

    • @CliveRosfield
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      38 months ago

      I hope you have the joy of knowing you said this when you see a pic of a starving child in Palestine.