New York - Saba:
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) announced on Friday that Gaza is approaching "very severe hunger" while basic supplies in the Strip are about to run out, due to the ongoing "Israeli" closure of the crossings since last March 2.
Juliette Touma, UNRWA's Director of Information and Communication, said in a statement: "With the Israeli authorities' blockade of Gaza continuing for more than six weeks, all essential supplies are running out."
Touma explained that the depletion of basic supplies is accompanied by a "significant increase in the prices" of goods available in Gaza over the past month, since Israel imposed its blockade on the Strip, which means that infants and children are sleeping hungry.
Touma emphasized that without "these basic supplies, the Gaza Strip is approaching every day very severe hunger," calling for the immediate resumption of the ceasefire in Gaza, lifting the siege , allowing unimpeded entry of humanitarian and commercial supplies.
On March 2, the enemy closed Gaza's crossings to the entry of humanitarian, relief and medical aid, causing an unprecedented deterioration of the humanitarian situation.
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