Gaza Aid Blockade: Resumption of Israeli Hostilities Cuts Off Supplies

Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza

• 😥 In the Almawasi refugee camp, food and water are scarce commodities, impacting over 15,000 families.
• 🏠 Approximately 2 million Gazans are displaced, living in makeshift homes.

Aid Blockade and Depleted Resources

• ⚠️ The resumption of Israeli hostilities has cut off Gaza from crucial aid supplies after a six-week ceasefire.
• 🚚 The World Food Program reports 85,000 tons of food supplies are stranded outside Gaza, with no deliveries since March 2nd.
• 📉 Food stocks are depleted, leading to a near-complete halt of most assistance operations.

Strained Healthcare System

• 🏥 Only 16 out of Gaza's 36 hospitals are functioning, with a reduced capacity of 1,800 beds.
• 💊 Hospitals are rationing essential medicines like antibiotics and painkillers due to stalled deliveries.
• ⚡ Renewed Israeli airstrikes have increased severe injuries, further straining medical resources.
• ⛽ Limited fuel supplies are being stretched thin, impacting everything from lorry transport to hospital machinery.