The European Union (EU) warned about this on Friday the acute food insecurity faced by the entire population of Gaza and the famine suffered by part of the populationan “unprecedented” situation, and called for the protection of civilians and access to humanitarian aid.

In a joint statement, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell and European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic said:star “deeply disturbed” by the results of the evaluation of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification for Gaza published on Thursday.

According to this classification It is estimated that 100% of the population of Loop suffer from acute food insecuritywhile a quarter of the population faces catastrophic hunger and starvation.

“This is unprecedented. “No classification analysis has ever recorded such a level of food insecurity anywhere in the world,” they said.

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Borrell and Lenarcic emphasized that “This is a serious incident and should be a wake-up call for everyone to act now to prevent a deadly human catastrophe.”

As they pointed out: “The only way to prevent people from dying of hunger is to ensure the protection of civiliansensure safe access for humanitarian and health workers to Gaza and ensure sufficient food for all citizens in need, wherever they are.”

“We urgently need continued, rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access to prevent a further deterioration of the already catastrophic situation,” they stressed.

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Borrell and Lenarcic repeated this the “urgent” call for respect for international humanitarian law and warned that “the lack of access to basic food is creating a situation of famine.”

“Aid must reach those in need by all means, including humanitarian corridors and pauses for humanitarian needs,” they stressed.

Community officials stated that, through their humanitarian food aid, The EU aims to ensure access to safe and nutritious food for the world’s hungriest and most vulnerable people crisis around the world.

In 2023, the EU increased its humanitarian funding for Palestinians in need to more than 100 million euros, of which 46 million euros will be specifically earmarked for food aid and covering healthcare and other basic needs, they recalled.

The EU also provides food aid to the people of Gaza through its humanitarian airlift flights.

For next year, the EU has set aside €125 million in humanitarian aid to ensure continued support to the Palestinian people who need it most. (JO)