Extreme famine in Gaza: UN

Dear Al Balah. 400 days after the start of Israeli military operations that until yesterday have killed 43,550 Palestinians, Tel Aviv continued the siege of the Gaza Strip, at a time when Qatar abandoned its role as a mediator in the conflict.

The authorities of the strip denounced that the Israeli troops perpetrated three killings during yesterday’s day, from north to south of the territory, with a balance of 44 dead and 81 injured.

According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), on Saturday dozens of terrorists were eliminated and a weapons warehouse was destroyed in Jabaliya (northern Gaza). The offensive continued in Rafah (south) where they also claim that They have eliminated terrorists, located weapons and destroyed infrastructure of various typesaccording to the publication of the Israeli military authorities on the social network X. They also reported deadly attacks in Khan Yunis (south).

The north of the enclave is at serious risk of extreme famine and humanitarian aid is at the lowest levels since the beginning of the conflict, denounced the United Nations (UN). Before the war, 500 trucks of food and supplies entered Gaza daily, only 37 since October 2023, said Jean-Martin Bauer, an official with the World Food Program (WFP).

Immediate steps must be taken to enable the safe, rapid and unimpeded flow of humanitarian and commercial supplies to avoid a total catastrophe.urged Cindy McCain, director of the WFP, dependent on the United Nations Organization.

Israel rejects such seriousness, and assures that researchers continue to rely on partial and biased data or superficial sources with vested interests.

Lentils for children, air for adults

Um Saber, a widow from Gaza, interviewed by the Qatari network Al Jazeera, said that she and her six children had to flee from a school converted into a shelter in Beit Lahiya when the Israeli army attacked the building. They now live in their father-in-law’s house and share their meager supplies of lentils and pasta with 40 other Palestinians, mostly women and children.

Ahmed Abu Awda, 28, a mother of three, lives with 25 relatives in a house in Jabaliya, where they ration food to ensure the children eat. Sometimes adults don’t eat anythinghe declared.

In eastern and southern Lebanon, as well as in Beirut, at least 33 people were killed in Tel Aviv attacks, including six rescuers, and five more people in Syria, in the provinces of Idlib and Aleppo.

The IDF confirmed an offensive against a headquarters allegedly intended for the ammunition production, as well as against other infrastructure used by the terrorist organization Hezbollah in Da’ha in Beirut, where Lebanese University buildings were also bombed, Al Jazeera reported.

In total, according to IDF figures, there have been more than 50 terrorist targets in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip during the last day.

Meanwhile, Qatar suspended its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel to reach a ceasefire over lack of political will from both parties, after months of working together with the United States and Egypt in fruitless talks. His withdrawal could further complicate reaching an agreement.

Furthermore, hundreds of people participated in a demonstration yesterday in Umm al Fahm, in Israel, to demand an end to the Israeli attacks in Gaza and Lebanon, and in Tel Aviv, a crowd gathered in front of the IDF headquarters to remember the kidnapped hostages. Criticism of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was heard at both protests: Why are they still in Gaza? o 400 days. Netanyahu’s shame.