
Gaza City, May 23 (RHC)-- Authorities in northern Gaza say that at least 29 children and seniors starved to death over the past two days amid a worsening hunger crisis brought on by Israel’s near-total blockade.
On Thursday, there were chaotic scenes as crowds scrambled to receive the first freshly baked bread in weeks from a handful of bakeries in south and central Gaza.
Israel’s army said it granted access Thursday to 107 humanitarian aid trucks carrying limited supplies of food, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals; aid groups say at least 500 aid trucks are needed every day for two months to alleviate Gaza’s hunger crisis.
United Nations spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told reporters in New York: “The shipment from yesterday is limited in quantity and nowhere near sufficient to meet the scale and scope of Gaza’s 2.1 million.”
[ SOURCE: PRESS TV and REUTERS ]