Gaza’s Food Crisis Spirals As Aid Groups Say Starvation Is Spreading
Like other Israeli officials, Danon said what problems do exist in Gaza are due to distribution shortfalls within Palestinian-controlled areas.
“It’s really easy for the UN to blame Israel for everything,” Danon told Israel’s Kan radio. “They don’t talk about the drivers who flee and aren’t willing to go to all kind of places. They don’t talk about the pillaging by Hamas.”
Israel blocked aid supplies for Gaza in early March, shortly before a ceasefire that started in January broke down. It said that was necessary to put more pressure on Hamas to surrender.
In May, Israel allowed aid to enter Gaza again via a new US-backed entity called the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Designed to stop Hamas from getting aid, GHF has been dogged by controversy and chaos, with hundreds of Palestinians being shot near distribution sites. The UN and other groups say GHF has politicized the supply of aid and is giving out nowhere near enough to meet the needs of Gazans.
