WFP: Needs in Gaza are high and hunger is spreading

The Director of Operations at the United Nations World Food Programme, Carl Scaw, said that needs in the Gaza Strip are "greater than ever" and the humanitarian response is "more constrained" since the beginning of the genocide on October 7, 2023.

"I just returned from my fourth visit to Gaza since the conflict began. The situation is worse than it was," Skow said in a series of blog posts on the X platform.

"The needs in Gaza today are greater than ever, and our ability to respond has never been more constrained," he added.

"Hunger is spreading and people are dying simply searching for food," he continued.

Skau explained that UN World Food Programme teams in Gaza "are doing their best to deliver aid, often finding themselves caught in the crossfire as they escort food convoys through combat zones."

"We are running out of fuel, spare parts, and essential communications equipment. Our local staff are living through the crisis, facing the same dangers and hunger that all Gazans face," he added.

The UN official pointed out that the UN program has food available and is capable and ready to deliver aid.

He explained that "during the previous ceasefire in the Strip (January 19 - March 1, 2025), we brought 8,000 trucks into Gaza in 42 days, and we can do so again if a new agreement is reached."

Skaw stressed that delivering aid "requires security and the opening of all roads and entry points."

"The ceasefire must also be a step towards lasting peace," he said.