Al Jazeera correspondent Hind al-Khourdary claimed that the GHF’s distribution of 8, 000 food boxes on Tuesday, which totaled 462, 000 meals, would not be enough to last long for families.
Khoudary described a typical box that contained four kilograms (8.8 lbs. ), two cans of fava beans, two tea bags, and some biscuits. Lentils and soup were present in small quantities in other food packages.
“We have been starving for a long time. We must provide food for our children. What other options do we have? A Palestinian father told Al Jazeera, “I could do anything to feed them.” Even if it meant taking a risk, we ran into people, and it was frightening. Fear, however, is not as bad as starvation.
By the time Abu Sa’da, the mother of three, reached Rafah, she had already accomplished her best efforts.
The experience was viewed as being incredibly humiliating by Abu Sa’da. She displayed inferiority and shame.
“I wore a scarf to the top of my head the entire time.” She continued, “I didn’t want anyone to recognize me getting a food parcel.”
Abu Sa’da claims she will do it again if necessary.
Water and electricity are not abundant.
In Gaza, access to scarce water and electricity is almost nonexistent, making it nearly impossible for people to use the few resources they can get.
Al Jazeera correspondent Tareq Abu Azzoum, who was reporting live from Deir el-Balah, stated that it is “impossible to cook any dry food in Gaza, including lentils, rice, or even pasta,” without having water.
Additionally, he said, “You would also need electricity or a fuel source, which have both been completely disconnected from Gaza.
The GHF is what?
A newly established, US- and Israeli-approved organization that is distributing food to Palestinians in Gaza, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). Following Israel’s three-month supply blockade in Gaza, the organization has already experienced delays and difficulties, with the UN claiming the organization is unable to deal with the dire humanitarian situation there.
Israel has attempted to present a solution by distributing aid via the US-backed GHF in response to growing pressure to lift the blockade on Gaza and allow essential supplies in. Jake Wood, a US military veteran who is in charge of the organization, has already resigned, claiming that it would not be able to uphold the values of “humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence.”
Last week, UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher stated at the Security Council that the GHF “restricts aid to only one portion of Gaza while leaving other dire needs unmet.” It places political and military goals before aid. It provides a bargaining chip for starvation. It’s a cynical sideshow. a deliberate disorientation. A recipe for displacement and further violence.
Working with the GHF would compromise values and put the teams and people who received aid in danger, according to the UN and other humanitarian organizations. According to them, Israel could rely on the GHF to forcefully relocate the population by requiring them to move nearby a few distribution centers or face starvation. Additionally, the UN has opposed facial recognition for assessing the status of those receiving aid.
How has Israel famined Gaza’s residents?
Israel’s nearly three-month-long blockade of the Gaza Strip has left one in five Palestinians in need of food. The euphemism of hunger that grips Gaza is illustrated by the chaos at the distribution point.
1.95 million people in the enclave, or 93 percent of the population, are experiencing acute food shortages, according to the most recent Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report.
North Gaza and other governorates are experiencing higher levels of hunger.
Source: Aljazeera
Leave a Reply