JAKARTA - The United Nations (OCHA) Humanitarian Affairs Coordinating Office calls for an end to a food blockade in the Gaza Strip, which has lasted for nine weeks, mainly because the lives of 2.1 million people in the Gaza Strip are at stake.
The United Nations office confirmed on its official website that its supplies were running low due to Israel's thorough blockade in Gaza entering its third month.
Meanwhile, the United Nations Agency for Assistance and Work for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said more than nine weeks had passed since the Gaza blockade began, in which Israel prevented the entry of all humanitarian, medical and commercial aid, from WAFA May 13.
UNRWA added that the longer this blockade continues, the greater irreparable damage to the lives of many people.
The UN agency confirmed thousands of trucks were ready to enter, noting its team in Gaza is ready to expand delivery coverage.
In this context, a report by the United Nations Satellite Image Analysis Program shows that about 81 percent of the fertile land in the Gaza Strip has experienced a significant decline in agricultural yields.
The UN report stated that the destruction of agricultural land was the result of bombing and land leveling operations carried out by Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023.
It is known that the latest conflict broke out in Gaza when a Palestinian militant group led by Hamas attacked Israel's southern region on October 7, 2023, leaving 1,200 people dead and another 251 held hostage according to Israeli calculations.
Israel retaliated by blockade, airstrikes and military operations in the Palestinian enclave.
Israel has closed Gaza crossings, blocking important supplies into the enclave since March 2, despite reports of hunger in the war-torn region. Israel claims it was done so that the Hamas militant group accepts a ceasefire agreement.
The Israeli army continued its attack on Gaza on March 18, after the end of the ceasefire and the exchange of hostages which began on January 19 with the militant group Hamas.
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Since March 18, the death toll of Palestinians has reached at least 2,749 people and 7,607 others have been injured, according to medical sources.
And since October 2023, Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip have killed 52,862 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured 119,648 others.
In addition, at least 10,000 people have not been found, thought to have died under the rubble of their homes throughout the Gaza Strip.
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