The United Nations says despite the ceasefire, one in five households is still eating only one meal a day. 43 percent of households have reduced their portions of meals, meaning they are not eating enough.
The situation remains dire in northern Gaza where the UN says no food aid convoy has entered since the 12th of September. Gaza’s government media office says on average, only 145 commercial and aid trucks are entering Gaza each day instead of the agreed 600.
Palestinians across Gaza continue to face shortages of food, water, medicine and other critical supplies as a result of Israeli restrictions, despite the ‘ceasefire’. The UN’s World Food Programme stressed all crossing points into the Gaza Strip should be opened to flood the famine-hit territory with aid, adding that no reason was given for why the northern crossings with Israel remained closed.
Chris Gunness, the former spokesperson for UNRWA, the Palestinian refugee agency, said Israel is committing a war crime by blocking aid to Gaza.
Speaking to Al Jazeera, Gunness noted that tens of thousands of Palestinians – mainly children – remain at risk of malnutrition. He also said that if Israel doesn’t meet its obligation “to flood the Gaza Strip with humanitarian aid”, then third-party countries must act.
Source: UN