A European Commission spokesperson said Thursday that Israel has made some efforts to improve the delivery of humanitarian aid to the people of the Gaza Strip, but the situation remains dire.
He added that the European Union is currently assessing the situation, and that all options remain on the table if Israel does not adhere to the agreement reached with the bloc earlier this month to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
This agreement includes a significant increase in the number of daily trucks carrying food and non-food supplies entering Gaza, the opening of several additional crossings in both the north and south of the Strip, and the reopening of Jordanian and Egyptian aid routes.
The government media office in Gaza said today that more than 115 people have died as a result of famine and malnutrition in the Strip, noting that Palestinians in the Gaza Strip need at least 500,000 bags of flour per week to avoid a total humanitarian collapse.
The office added in a report: "The famine has intensified and spread throughout the Gaza Strip governorates, coinciding with the Israeli occupation's complete closure of all crossings for 145 days, preventing the entry of baby formula and humanitarian aid."
The report continued: "We are following with regret the claims being circulated by some activists outside the Gaza Strip about the famine breaking and the entry of hundreds of trucks. We categorically deny these claims, as they are completely unrelated to reality and represent a dangerous alignment with the Israeli occupation's misleading narrative.
The office called on all countries to immediately break the blockade, open the crossings, and allow aid to reach more than 2.4 million people trapped in the Gaza Strip.
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EU: All options on the table if Israel does not commit to improving aid to Gaza