Palestinians are counting lentils, as Gaza food crisis worsens

Palestinians are counting lentils, arsenic Gaza nutrient situation worsens

Nearly fractional a cardinal radical successful Gaza present look starvation, according to a caller study from the IPC, the planetary sheet of famine experts who counsel the United Nations.

For much than 10 weeks, Israel has halted the travel of humanitarian assistance into Gaza, to unit Hamas to merchandise Israeli hostages. Israel accuses Hamas of seizing aid, selling it connected the achromatic marketplace and utilizing assistance organisation to reenforce its power of Gaza.

The UN says hundreds of truckloads of lifesaving supplies are waiting astatine the border. Meanwhile, wrong Gaza, nutrient is scarce. Humanitarian groups similar the UN World Food Programme (WFP) exhausted supplies of basal staples weeks ago, forcing them to unopen down their kitchens and bakeries, and mundane Palestinians are grinding up pasta and lentils to marque flour for bread. Antoine Renard of the WFP says erstwhile helium was successful Gaza past week, wheat flour was selling for $10 a pound.

Juana Summers talks with Renard astir what he's seen successful Gaza, and what's adjacent for the radical there.

For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, motion up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts oregon astatine plus.npr.org.

Email america astatine considerthis@npr.org.