“Time is running out. The hungry people of Gaza cannot wait any longer”assured World Food Program Director Cindy McCain as a humanitarian ship heads toward the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, March 12, with supplies on board. According to the Hamas health ministry, at least 27 people died of malnutrition and dehydration, including children. This assessment cannot be verified from an independent source, given the impossible access to the Gaza Strip, besieged by the Israeli army. Follow our live stream.
The first aid boat left for Gaza. The first ship using a maritime corridor between Cyprus and the Gaza Strip to deliver humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory on the brink of famine left the Cypriot port of Larnaca on Tuesday morning, said one of the two NGOs responsible for this operation. L’Open Arms is transporting 200 tons of food to be distributed in Gaza.
A start to Ramadan under the sign of war. The people of Gaza gathered “without joy” Monday evening for a first daily breaking of the fast at the start of Ramadan marked this year by the threat of famine and air raids. UN chief Antonio Guterres said “dismayed that the conflict continues in Gaza during the holy month” of Ramadan.
New UN alert on the threat of famine. “Hurry up” to avoid famine in the northern Gaza Strip “in the grip of a humanitarian catastrophe” lack of sufficient food aid, the head of the United Nations World Food Program warned on Monday. “The hungry people of Gaza cannot wait any longer”said Cindy McCain.