UN says people in Gaza are close to starvation - BBC News
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- 17 Nov 2023
The United Nations is warning that Palestinians in Gaza are facing the "immediate possibility of starvation”. It says aid cannot be ...
Palestinians in Gaza are facing the immediate possibility of starvation, the UN said today, as it warned a lack of fuel is preventing aid being distributed. It will be six weeks tomorrow since the October seventh Hamas attacks on Israel and the start of an Israeli military offensive on Gaza. The UN Human Rights Chief says one in every 57 people in Gaza has been killed or wounded. Services of many kinds have been badly affected, from hospitals to flour mills and bakeries. The Israeli government says two tankers of diesel a day will now be allowed in to prevent the sewage system collapsing, but the UN says much more is needed. Our correspondent, Yogita Lemay, has been working with journalist Magda Fati in Gaza for tonight's first report. It includes the story of one family brought into Al Aqsa Hospital in Central Gaza, including a young child who later died. There are distressing images from the start.
Monday in Central Georgia. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. And today another airstrike, all in so-called safer areas away from the north, where Israel is conducting ground operations and had asked civilians to evacuate. The Barguth family was bombed in Dehrubala.
We're.
Being killed and no one is doing anything about it. This man shouts.
Abed Barguth is still breathing in critical condition. Doctor scramble to treat the boy. On the floor by his bed, they check his father, Subhan, for a heartbeat. They can't hear it. His family in shock, still finding.
Out who's.
Been rescued, who's survived, and who hasn't from 30 members. This is their youngest, injured, but not seriously. The Bargots had fled to Daralbala for safety from Zaitom in the north. A bit later, Subhey's brother, Ali, is taken to identify the bodies. Four of the family have been killed. Little Abed didn't make it.
We.
Thought we'd come to a safe place, but no one is safe in Gaza.
Ali says.
Abed, Subhey, Bilal, and Ala Bargout, four of thousands of Gazans killed.
Goodbye, my dear. Subhi's mother says, You're with God now. You were such a good son.
Grief is one form of suffering in Gaza. This is another. Hundreds gather outside, one of the few flour mills still running. The manager tries to pacify people. We haven't eaten for two days. Some in the crowd shout.
We've escaped death, but now are dying slowly because of a severe shortage of food, flour, and basic needs. We are a family of eight. I burn discarded paper cups to keep my children warm.
People are also struggling to find drinking water, and there's not close to enough aid coming in for God'shouse as 2.2 million, all but a tiny handful of whom can't get out. Yogatall Mae, BBC News, Jerusalem.