Aid to famine-struck Gaza still drop in the ocean: WFP

DESPITE 'SLIGHT UPTICK', NOT ENOUGH TO GO AROUND FOR 2.1M PEOPLE

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The World Food Programme warned yesterday that the aid Israel is allowing to enter Gaza remains a “drop in the ocean”, days after famine was formally declared in the war-torn Palestinian territory.

The United Nations declared a famine in Gaza on Friday, blaming the “systematic obstruction” of aid by Israel during its nearly two-year war with the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

100 trucks per day

Carl Skau, WFP's chief operating officer, said that over the past two weeks, there has been a “slight uptick” in aid entering, averaging around 100 trucks per day.

“That’s still a drop in the ocean when we're talking about assisting some 2.1 million people,” Skau told AFP in New Delhi.