Half of Gaza's population 'starving' says UN official amid desperate humanitarian crisis
by Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Dec 09, 2023
3 minutes
Half of Gaza's population is "starving", a senior UN official has warned as he described the humanitarian operation in the enclave as "collapsing".
Carl Skau, deputy executive director of the UN World Food Programme, said the situation inside Gaza was increasingly chaotic as people grabbed what they could from aid distribution points.
He said nine out of 10 people in Gaza - which on Saturday continued to be pounded by Israeli strikes - are
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