Israel’s siege now blocks 83% of food aid reaching Gaza, new data reveals

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Israel’s siege now blocks 83% of food aid reaching Gaza, new data reveals

https://www.nrc.no/news/2024/september/israels-siege-now-blocks-83-of-food-aid-reaching-gaza-new-data-reveals/

Israel’s siege now blocks 83% of food aid reaching Gaza, new data reveals

Joint press release: 15 aid organisations demand international pressure for an immediate ceasefire, arms embargo, and end to Israel’s systematic aid obstruction

  • 83% of required food aid does not make it into Gaza, up from 34% in 2023.This reduction means people in Gaza have gone from having an average of two meals a day to just one meal every other day. An estimated 50,000 children aged between 6-59 months urgently require treatment for malnutrition by the end of the year. (...)