Israel’s war in Gaza: WFP calls for humanitarian access to affected areas

He World Food Program (WFP) asked today “humanitarian access in safe and unhindered conditions to affected areas” for the war unleashed this Saturday after the land, sea and air attack by the Islamist group Hamas in Israel and the bombings in response by the Israeli Army, which have already caused hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries.

The UN organization “calls on all parties to respect the principles of humanitarian law and take all necessary measures to safeguard the life and well-being of civilians, including access to food.”

The Government of Israel announced this Sunday that, during the two days of combat with the Palestinian group, more than 600 people have been killed, more than 2,000 have been injured and more than 100 were captured after the attack and taken to the Gaza Strip. while the death toll in Gaza rises to 370.

The WFP “is deeply concerned by the rapidly deteriorating situation in Israel and the State of Palestine and for the impact of this conflict on the affected populations”indicates in a statement.

“As the conflict escalates, civilians, including children and vulnerable families, face increasing difficulties in accessing essential food supplies, with food distribution networks disrupted and food production severely hampered.” due to hostilitieshe assures.

The WFP explains that it is prepared to “respond quickly with food stocks for people displaced or housed in shelters, when the situation allows, and resume its usual assistance with food and cash transfers to vulnerable people.”

Although it stands out that the majority of businesses in the affected areas of Palestine “Currently holding a month’s worth of food reserves, these are at risk of being quickly depleted as people buy food for fear of prolonged conflict.”

AND “Frequent power outages carry the threat of food spoiling”he emphasizes, recalling that WFP closely monitors the availability and prices of food and other essential products in its network of 300 local stores and works closely with local bakeries to supply fresh bread and support the local economy.

The PM, who cares for some 350,000 Palestinians a month and provides assistance to almost a million together with other humanitarian partners, recalls that the war comes after “a devastating cut in assistance for 60% of food aid recipients in the PMA since June 2023, due to funding shortages, which left only 150,000 people receiving reduced rations”