“The situation for people in Gaza is really bad and aid groups are saying they urgently need more help. Not enough aid is reaching the area. ”
Recently, only 20% of the aid needed has been able to reach the area. A lot of it cannot be given out because of the big Israeli bombings, according to Melanie Ward from Medical Aid for Palestinians.
She said that the help coming in is very little, and it is the worst disaster that anyone working in Gaza has ever seen.
The only border crossing that is open right now is at Rafah, which is on the border of Egypt. The UN’s humanitarian agency, OCHA, said that they are giving out some aid to people there, but only a small amount.
Hardly any help has been able to reach the northern part of Gaza because of the heavy fighting and restrictions on the main road.
Help organizations gave more food and supplies to people in Gaza during a pause in fighting that ended on December 1st. Some hostages were also let go during this time. But things have gotten even worse since the fighting started again.
More update on this story soon…