DaysofPal – The Integrated Food Security organization has warned that approximately 1.6 million people in the Gaza Strip are facing acute food insecurity as a result of prolonged economic hardship and ongoing instability in the region.
The group urged the international community to intensify humanitarian efforts and implement emergency measures to ensure the delivery of food and other necessities to those affected, characterizing the situation as a grave threat to civilian lives.
About 320,000 children under the age of five are at risk of severe acute malnutrition due to the ongoing humanitarian and economic crisis as well as severe shortages of food and basic aid, according to Dr. Munir al-Barsh, Director of the Ministry of Health in Gaza.
Dr. al-Barsh stressed the urgent need for immediate nutritional and medical support for children to safeguard their health and survival, calling on international actors to step up efforts to ease the suffering of Gaza’s population.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) confirmed that conditions in Gaza remain dire, with families enduring extreme hardship due to widespread destruction and severe food shortages.
Citing the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report, UNRWA reiterated that nearly 1.6 million people in Gaza are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, underscoring the urgent need for humanitarian intervention to provide food and essential support.
Save the Children, for its part, cautioned that despite the end of hostilities, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues, highlighting the urgent need for ongoing support. The organization called for the immediate opening of border crossings to allow the entry of humanitarian aid, including mobile housing units and winter clothing, with particular attention to protecting children amid harsh winter conditions.
In a related development, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor warned that the Israeli occupation is turning winter into a lethal tool against Gaza’s population through siege policies and the obstruction of temporary shelter materials.
The monitor cautioned of an imminent risk of collapse of hundreds of damaged homes as weather conditions worsen, forcing civilians to choose between structurally unsafe buildings and tents that offer little protection from cold and rain.
The organization stated that the policy of “denial of shelter” constitutes part of a systematic approach to forced displacement and the deprivation of the right to adequate housing. It called on the international community and the UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing to exert pressure on Israel to immediately lift the ban, warning that maintaining such restrictions during winter conditions amounts to deliberate killing.
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