UN humanitarian chief delivers ‘apocalyptic’ warning over Gaza aid
by Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem from World news | The Guardian on (#6MXPY)
Emergency relief coordinator says famine looming as Israel's Rafah offensive blocks vital aid routes
The United Nations' humanitarian chief has warned of apocalyptic" consequences due to aid shortages in Gaza, where Israel's military offensive in the southern city of Rafah has blocked desperately needed food.
If fuel runs out, aid doesn't get to the people where they need it. That famine, which we have talked about for so long, and which is looming, will not be looming any more. It will be present," the UN under-secretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, Martin Griffiths, told AFP on the sidelines of meetings with Qatari officials in Doha.
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