The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Poverty and Human Rights, Olivier De Schutter, warned that time is running out to aid the hungry and sick in southern Gaza due to the humanitarian disaster faced by Gazans amid displacement, systematic starvation, and the spread of diseases.
The UN rapporteur expressed concern about the increasing famine in the coming weeks, especially in the areas of Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis in southern Gaza, amid the suffocating blockade imposed by the Israeli occupation to obstruct the delivery of humanitarian aid.
According to the United Nations, around 2,000 people have been targeted by the occupation while attempting to access humanitarian assistance.
Recently, the Israeli occupation forced the majority of the sector's residents to flee south, which adds to the suffering of Gazans who have been displaced multiple times since the war began.
It is worth noting that the United Nations announced on August 22 that famine has officially spread in the Gaza Strip as a result of the genocide being perpetrated by the Israeli occupation against the sector since October 2023.
For its part, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced the death of 3 people today alone due to starvation and malnutrition, raising the number of famine martyrs to 370 Palestinians, including 131 children.
There is an increasing risk of famine in southern Gaza due to the blockade and ongoing aggression.
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The United Nations warns of running out of time to save citizens in southern Gaza.