The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations released a report on the 21st that due to the fierce conflict in the Gaza Strip and the restriction of humanitarian assistance, the entire population of the Gaza Strip is facing severe hunger. Currently, only 10 per cent of local demand is met by food entering the Gaza Strip.
Faced with severe food shortages, charitable organizations and people in the Gaza Strip have begun to provide food for those who do not have access to food. However, in the face of a large number of hungry people, with extremely limited food, fuel, human and financial resources, relief activities often run into the dilemma of running out of rice.
Anas, Reporter of the Main Channel: We are in Rafah right now, where we are organizing relief activities to prepare hot food for displaced people, most of whom are from the northern Gaza Strip. Every day, hundreds of displaced people come here to pick up a hot piece of food, because they can't afford it, and because it's extremely difficult to get it.
Anwar Guti, Charity Event Organiser: Almost every day we cook about 35 pots of food, mainly for the nine temporary shelters around us, which feed more than 2,500 families, each with an average of 7 to 10 members. As the fighting continues, food supplies in the Gaza Strip are difficult.
Porridge made with beans and barley mixed with water boiled in an aluminum cauldron may seem simple, but for many people who don't have access to food, it's a satisfying delicacy. Towards noon, a large crowd crowded around the relief facility. Due to the large number of people, the staff had to separate the population with iron gates. Many children, also carrying various containers, climbed on the iron railings, constantly shouting and begging the staff to give them a spoonful of gruel.
Anwar Guti, Charity Event Organiser: Because there is no gas all the time, the food is cooked on firewood, and we can only burn firewood, but firewood is also in short supply and is running out. There are a few organizations that we work with that donate a small amount of money that we are still eliminating to sustain in the hope of alleviating people's suffering.
Money, food and fuel are scarce, and organizers don't know how long they can last.
Mila Abu Zaid, Gaza resident: I've been waiting in line for a long time and still haven't received food, maybe we're going to be hungry today.
Abdul Hakim Madhoun, Gaza resident: These foods are far from enough for a large number of people, like I received food today, but sometimes I am not so lucky. The number of displaced people is growing, and every minute is more difficult than the previous one.