Boy sitting in the rubble of a destroyed UNRWA school in Nuseirat, Middle Areas. © 2024 UNRWA Photo War has robbed every boy and girl in Gaza of their childhood and education.
In #Gaza, over 1 million people did not receive food rations in August .
In September, the number climbed to more than 1.4 million.
Meanwhile, over 100,000 metric tons of food supplies, are stranded outside Gaza due to access restrictions, insecurity, damaged roads, + the breakdown of law & order.
Again & again hunger is spreading in Gaza.
It is entirely man-made.
Nearly 70 per cent of crop fields have been destroyed.
An entire population is forced to exclusively rely on humanitarian aid.
Restrictions and delays in aid deliveries only worsen an already dire situation for displaced families.
With winter approaching and weather conditions deteriorating, lack of adequate humanitarian supplies will only generate more suffering.
What is needed urgently is a ceasefire to end the suffering of people in Gaza + across the region.
The way forward through political will & leadership is to:
- release all hostages,
- open additional crossings
- safe + unrestricted humanitarian access to reach people in need of assistance.
Choosing peace as a way forward is a choice of the courageous, it’s time.
Israeli Forces airstrikes in #Lebanon have forced thousands of people to flee their homes among them Palestine Refugees.
@UNRWA teams are responding.
We have opened seven shelters for the displaced, currently hosting 1,600 including Lebanese, Palestinian & Syrian.
Many are traumatized due to the ongoing bombardment, uncertainty + fears.
For some, it is trauma re-lived given repeated cycles of conflict over the decades.
A further expansion of the war will only bring more suffering for civilians.
Civilians must be protected.
Civilian infrastructure must not be targeted.
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