WFP Urges Immediate International Action to Deliver Aid to Starving Civilians in Gaza
In a statement released today, the WFP emphasized that the deteriorating security situation, ongoing Israeli bombardments, and the lack of protected access routes are severely obstructing the continued delivery of food and essential relief supplies. The agency warned that without immediate action, the humanitarian response in Gaza risks total collapse.
The WFP called on all relevant authorities to expedite the issuance of permits, consistently open border crossings, and provide concrete security guarantees for aid convoys and humanitarian teams. It stressed that secure access must be established immediately to ensure life-saving aid reaches the hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped by siege and war.
The appeal comes in the aftermath of yet another massacre on Wednesday morning, when at least 25 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire while awaiting humanitarian assistance near the Netzarim corridor, south of Gaza City.
According to medical sources, Israeli soldiers fired directly at civilians gathered in the Al-Nabulsi area, fully aware that the crowd was waiting for aid. The attack left 25 dead and dozens more wounded, many of them critically. Al-Shifa Hospital received 10 of the deceased, while Al-Quds Hospital reported receiving 6 additional fatalities and 95 injured individuals.
This latest atrocity follows a disturbing pattern of repeated Israeli attacks on civilians at aid distribution points amid a months-long blockade that has plunged Gaza into famine and medical collapse.
In response, the Gaza Government Media Office issued a forceful statement condemning what it described as systematic targeting of civilians during aid distributions. It accused the so-called 'Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF)' of complicity, alleging that the foundation functions as a tool of the Israeli military to lure starving civilians into deadly ambushes under the pretense of humanitarian assistance.
The statement demanded the immediate shutdown of the foundation's operations in Gaza and called for the urgent and unconditional opening of all crossings to allow aid entry through recognized international organizations such as UN agencies. It further urged the establishment of an international commission of inquiry to investigate what it termed 'massacres at death points.'
As Israeli aggression continues, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached catastrophic levels. Civilians suffer from acute shortages of food, potable water, and medicine, while hospitals operate on the brink of collapse. Amid this escalating crisis, the international community's failure to act decisively has drawn sharp criticism, with the Media Office warning that silence in the face of these crimes amounts to complicity.
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