GAZA has become “the hungriest place on Earth”;, the United Nations warned yesterday.
It said the territory’s entire population was now at risk of famine.
Displaced living in tents were handed food by aid agencies yesterday.
Women and children were among those gathered in holding pots and pans.
Jens Laerke, of the UN’s humanitarian agency, said it was the only area on the planet where 100 per cent of the population was at risk of famine.
He added: “Gaza is the hungriest place on Earth.”;
resumed military operations in March, ending a six-week truce.
are still limited, despite Israel easing a blockade in the face of criticism.
Gaza’s population of more than 2 million people relies almost entirely on outside aid to survive because Israel’s military offensive wiped out most capacity to produce food inside the territory.
said it imposed the blockade to pressure Hamas into releasing the hostages it still holds and because it accuses Hamas of siphoning off aid.
