Hunger spreads in Gaza as aid workers faint
Stockholm, July 25 (Hibya) – The head of the main UN agency serving Palestinians said the number of people dying from hunger in Gaza continues to rise, and with the collapse of negotiations and dwindling hopes for a ceasefire, frontline staff are fainting from hunger.
Philippe Lazzarini, head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), said Thursday: “This deepening crisis affects everyone, including those trying to save lives in the war-torn region... When caregivers cannot find enough food, the entire humanitarian system collapses.”
Lazzarini said a colleague in the area told him, “People in Gaza are neither dead nor alive, they are walking corpses.”
At least 45 people have died of hunger in the last four days. The UN and aid organizations say the food shortage is due to Israel’s near-total blockade of aid to the area.
Health sources in Gaza said on Thursday that two more people died of hunger, and two are sick and have not eaten for days.
Earlier, Israel and the US announced they had withdrawn their negotiators from Doha, where peace talks were held. US Ambassador Steve Witkoff accused Hamas of lacking goodwill.
Usa News Agency
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