Gaza kitchens warn food will run out in days after two months of Israeli blockade
Summary
Because of a two-month blockade by Israel, community kitchens in Gaza are warning that they may run out of food soon. This is happening because Israel has stopped all goods, like food and fuel, from coming into Gaza. If the blockade continues, many people won't be able to get food.Key Facts
- American Near East Refugee Aid (Anera), a humanitarian group from the US, runs community kitchens in Gaza that currently feed around 6,000 people each day.
- Because the blockade prevents goods from coming in, the kitchens now lack meat and fresh vegetables.
- Israel started the blockade two months ago to put pressure on Hamas, a political group, in relation to some hostages.
- A United Nations agency that helps Palestinian refugees and the World Food Programme say they've run out of their food aid stock.
- There's a lot of pressure from the global community on Israel to stop the blockade as it could lead to people starving.
- If the blockade does not end, community kitchens may run out of food and the people they feed may not have enough to eat.
- Israel says Hamas is taking and storing aid to use or sell, but humanitarian agencies with strict checking mechanisms dispute this claim.
- Last week, there were five incidents of stealing at aid warehouses and an office of a United Nations agency in Gaza.
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