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I’m in northern Gaza. I would rather starve than take GHF aid

时间:2010-12-5 17:23:32  作者:Crypto   来源:Analysis  查看:  评论:0
内容摘要:While matadors there are still allowed to fight bulls, piercing their muscles with laces or running a sword through their body is prohibited under that ban.

While matadors there are still allowed to fight bulls, piercing their muscles with laces or running a sword through their body is prohibited under that ban.

Water availability has plummeted to an average of 3-5 liters per person per day, according to the Palestinian Water Authority. That’s less than the 15 liters that the World Health Organization says people need to survive.A pipeline operated by Israel had been supplying 70% of Gaza City’s water since the war began, but it was damaged with the renewed Israeli offensive in April. Desalination plants had supplied about 7% of Gaza’s water needs before the war, until the aquifer became contaminated and depleted.

I’m in northern Gaza. I would rather starve than take GHF aid

Since the start of the war, World Central Kitchen said it has served more than 130 million meals and baked 80 million loaves of bread. On Thursday, the group said it had no flour left in their mobile bakery.“Our trucks — loaded with food and supplies — are waiting in Egypt, Jordan and Israel, ready to enter Gaza,” said José Andrés, the celebrity chef who founded the organization. “But they cannot move without permission. Humanitarian aid must be allowed to flow.”COGAT, the Israeli defense body overseeing aid to Gaza, said the blockade would continue unless the Israeli government changed its policy.

I’m in northern Gaza. I would rather starve than take GHF aid

Israeli government spokesperson David Mencer said the government was concerned that Hamas controlled the humanitarian aid, and that Israeli officials were exploring ways to get it only to “those in need.”Mencer said the hunger had been “engineered by Hamas,” and said the blockade would end when the group lays down its weapons, he said.

I’m in northern Gaza. I would rather starve than take GHF aid

However, Israel has provided no evidence that Hamas syphons off aid. The U.N and aid workers deny there is significant diversion of aid to militants, saying the U.N. strictly monitors distribution.

Since the start of the year, more than 10,000 children have been treated for acute malnutrition, according to the World Health Organization. The number climbed dramatically in March, to 3,600 cases from 2,000 the month before, UNICEF reported.Nakase embraces what she feels is a responsibility and thinks about how to use her new platform to encourage more girls on a daily basis.

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