New York - Saba:
The United Nations confirmed that Israel has been blocking the entry of all types of aid into the Gaza Strip for 50 days, and that the impact on the Strip's citizens is "very serious."
UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said during a press conference held last night at UN headquarters in New York that the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) confirmed that no food, fuel, medicine, or other essential supplies have entered Gaza for 50 days.
He added that food stocks have decreased "dangerously" during this period, and that medicines, medical supplies, and vaccines are running out. He pointed out that children and adults are suffering from hunger, and that the health system in the Strip is on the verge of collapse.