World Food Program Urges Safe Access And Permanent Armistice In Gaza

WFP provides food assistance to Palestinians. (Source: WFP/Ali Jadallah)

JAKARTA - The United Nations (UN) World Food Program (WFP) calls for a safer route to immediately open to send aid to residents in northern, central and southern Gaza.

In uploads on social media X WFP emphasized that humanitarian assistance must be allowed to reach those in need without obstacles or risks, reported by WAFA July 7.

The agency also renewed its petition for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, with warnings of an increasingly severe humanitarian catastrophe.

Repetitive to concerns over the situation, the WFP said one in three people in Gaza would not get food for several days, highlighting the severe rate of hunger and shortfall among residents.

Despite deteriorating security conditions, limited access, and increasing public despair in Gaza, the WFP confirmed they continue to provide food aid that save lives across the Gaza Strip.

It is known that the latest conflict in Gaza broke out after a Palestinian militant group attacked Israel's southern region on October 7, 2023, leaving 1,200 people dead and another 251 held hostage according to Israeli calculations.

Israel responded to this by blocking, airstrikes and military operations in the Gaza Strip region.

Israel and the Palestinian militant group agreed to a ceasefire and exchange of hostages and detainees on January 19.

On March 2, Israel again carried out a total blockade against Gaza under the pretext of pressuring Palestinian militant groups to agree on a ceasefire proposed by the United States and a exchange of hostages.

As the ceasefire agreement ended, Israel resumed military operations in Gaza on March 18.

As of yesterday, Palestinian deaths in the Gaza Strip since the latest conflict broke out have reached 57,418 and 136,261 others have been injured, according to a medical source in Gaza.