UN official Ajith Sunghay reports widespread hunger and scavenging for food among trash in Gaza Strip, highlighting the urgent need for humanitarian aid, especially in northern Gaza where 70,000 people reside. Two deaths from a bakery stampede in Deir al-Balah emphasize the dire situation.
Palestinian women and children are lining up for bread in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip , on November 28, 2024. A UN official, Ajith Sunghay, reported seeing large groups scavenging for food in trash heaps across the Gaza Strip , expressing grave concern about hunger levels, especially in central Gaza where aid teams are present. He highlighted the struggle for basic necessities and the lack of aid reaching northern Gaza, estimated to house 70,000 people.
Two children and a woman were killed in a stampede at a bakery in Deir al-Balah as crowds rushed for bread
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