The international aid group Mercy Corps is warning about famine and disease affecting Palestinians in Gaza as Israel’s attack continues.
Kate Phillips-Barrasso, vice president of Mercy Corps, says relentless fighting and insufficient humanitarian aid were compounding the crisis. She said half a million people face “catastrophic hunger and starvation”, warns of famine.
The amount of lifesaving goods being allowed inside Gaza is a drop in the ocean and has not yet increased to the level necessary to meet Gaza Palestinians basic and critical needs, even after Israel opened its Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) border crossing.
Phillips-Barrasso said the aid delivery is further complicated by the security risks involved.
Source: ALJazeera
