‘Mounting proof of widespread hunger’ in Gaza, IPC says, as Israel warned over assist entry – stay updates

Rushdi Abualouf
Gaza correspondent, reporting from Istanbul

Some
Palestinians in Gaza are telling the BBC they haven’t eaten in two days,
accusing armed gangs of looting incoming assist vehicles and promoting the contents on
the black market at excessive costs.

Bakr Salah, 35, who’s a nurse at Al-Shifa Hospital and father of two, describes a determined scene in
Gaza City.

“Yesterday
they airdropped a really small quantity of assist in our space,” he says.

“Thousands of
individuals fought over it. Honestly, what was dropped wouldn’t feed half a
neighbourhood.”

“My youngsters
are ravenous, they haven’t eaten a single meal for 2 days. We maintain listening to
about assist coming in, however we by no means see any of it,” he provides.

In the
southern metropolis of Khan Younis, Bilal Atallah, 45, a father of 5, says he spent
all the day ready for meals.

“I had no
selection however to purchase flour from the looters who had stolen it from assist vehicles,” he
says. “It cost me $35 for one kilogram of flour.”

His account
echoes these of many others throughout Gaza, the place organised legal teams
reportedly intercept assist convoys and resell fundamental provides resembling flour and
canned items at costs most households can not afford.