On May 29, the UN reported that aid deliveries to Gaza had decreased by 67 percent since the closure of the Rafah border crossing on May 7.
"Our colleagues in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) tell us that widespread Israeli bombardments continue to be reported. Ground incursions and heavy fighting are also affecting northern, central and southern Gaza," UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters at a news conference.
"The flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza has dropped by 67 percent since the 7th of May," Dujarric said, attributing this primarily to the closure of the Rafah border crossing.
Dujarric also stated that health and service facilities are shutting down one by one, with displacement from the attacks further impacting resource distribution.
The World Central Kitchen, a non-profit organisation that has been providing meals to Palestinians in besieged Gaza, is one of the organisations in Rafah, in the southernmost part of the Palestinian enclave, that has ceased operations.
"In the face of Israeli operations in Rafah, countless families are being forced to flee once again. Ongoing attacks have forced us to pause work at our main kitchen in Rafah…," the charity said on social media platform X on May 28.
The charity recently resumed its work in Gaza after suspending operations in April following the killing of seven of its workers in three Israeli air strikes.
On May 29, the UN reported that aid deliveries to Gaza had decreased by 67 percent since the closure of the Rafah border crossing on May 7.
"Our colleagues in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) tell us that widespread Israeli bombardments continue to be reported. Ground incursions and heavy fighting are also affecting northern, central and southern Gaza," UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters at a news conference.
"The flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza has dropped by 67 percent since the 7th of May," Dujarric said, attributing this primarily to the closure of the Rafah border crossing.
Dujarric also stated that health and service facilities are shutting down one by one, with displacement from the attacks further impacting resource distribution.
The World Central Kitchen, a non-profit organisation that has been providing meals to Palestinians in besieged Gaza, is one of the organisations in Rafah, in the southernmost part of the Palestinian enclave, that has ceased operations.
"In the face of Israeli operations in Rafah, countless families are being forced to flee once again. Ongoing attacks have forced us to pause work at our main kitchen in Rafah…," the charity said on social media platform X on May 28.
The charity recently resumed its work in Gaza after suspending operations in April following the killing of seven of its workers in three Israeli air strikes.
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