GAZA: Tess Ingram, spokesperson for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as a “full-blown disaster” in an interview with Anadolu Agency, warning that the risk of famine spreading in the region has been confirmed. She stated that no area in Gaza is safe, and families are extremely worried for the safety of their children. The eastern and northern parts of Gaza are under heavy bombardment, forcing many people to flee toward the west and the coast. However, the south is also facing severe shortages of food, water, and shelter. Ingram noted that the United Nations officially confirmed famine in the city of Gaza on August 22, and if conditions do not change, this crisis will spread to central Gaza in the coming weeks. According to her, 15 to 20 percent of children are suffering from malnutrition, which exceeds famine indicators, and over 110 children in the Gaza Strip have died from malnutrition so far. The UNICEF spokesperson emphasized that this crisis is man-made and entirely preventable. To save children, hundreds of trucks carrying food, water, and medicine must enter Gaza daily, but such assistance is not being provided.
