DaysofPal—Christina Markus Lassen, Denmark’s permanent representative to the UN, expressed alarm over a series of “deeply troubling” developments in Gaza during an open UN Security Council debate on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Cause.”
“For nearly two months, no humanitarian aid has entered Gaza due to the complete Israeli blockade, leaving two million people without access to basic assistance,” she stated.
She further condemned attacks targeting humanitarian workers, medical personnel, and healthcare facilities.
Representing Norway, Stine Renate Haheim, state secretary to the minister of international development, echoed these concerns, emphasizing her country’s “grave apprehension” over the severe shortages of critical aid and essential goods in Gaza.
“Under international law, Israel is obligated to ensure that civilians receive life-saving assistance and that humanitarian principles are respected,” Haheim asserted.
She also stressed the importance of safeguarding humanitarian workers, who risk their lives to assist others and deliver aid.
In response to the dire conditions, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) system—a global authority on food security—has launched an assessment of food scarcity and malnutrition levels in the Gaza Strip.
According to the UN’s humanitarian agency (OCHA), the evaluation began on April 28 and will continue for one week. Over 50 trained analysts from UN agencies and aid organizations, both local and international, are participating in the effort.
This analysis comes as humanitarian groups warn that Gaza is teetering on the edge of famine, with Israel’s total blockade of the territory now in its 60th day—the longest such closure in the Strip’s history.
The IPC has issued multiple warnings since the onset of the conflict, cautioning that Gaza may be on the brink of a catastrophic famine.
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