UN News<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\nMeanwhile, hostilities continue with relentless operations by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) causing mass casualties and widespread destruction.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Simultaneously, rocket fire by Palestinian armed groups towards Israel also continues, endangering civilians in the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Secretary-General again strongly condemns the widespread killing of – and injury to – civilians in this conflict\u201d said his Spokesperson St\u00e9phane Dujarric in a briefing on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Hunger crisis grinds on<\/h2>\n
UN humanitarian partners have reported that the hunger crisis across the Gaza Strip continues to worsen, amid critical supply shortages, severe access restrictions and violent armed looting.<\/p>\n
In Central and Southern Gaza, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) disclosed that as of Sunday, UN humanitarian partners had exhausted all supplies in their warehouses.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This comes at a time when Israeli authorities continue to deny most requests to bring food assistance from the Erez West crossing to areas south of Wadi Gaza.<\/p>\n
About 120,000 metric tonnes of food assistance, which is enough to provide rations for the entire population for more than three months, remains stranded outside of the Strip.<\/p>\n
UN partners have warned that if additional supplies are not received, the distribution of food parcels to hungry families will remain extremely limited.<\/p>\n
\u201cMore than 50 community kitchens providing over 200,000 meals a day to people in central and southern Gaza would also be at risk of shutting down in the coming days,\u201d reported Mr. Dujarric.<\/p>\n
Impossible choices\u00a0<\/h2>\n
According to the World Food Programme (WFP), as of Monday, only five of 20 bakeries supported by the agency are still operational across the Gaza Strip – all of them within\u00a0Gaza governorate.<\/p>\n
In order to be able to stay up and running, these bakeries rely on continued fuel deliveries by partners from southern Gaza.<\/p>\n
However, humanitarian partners have now warned that the lack of fuel to power generators is crippling Gaza\u2019s health system, putting the lives of patients at risk and leaving aid workers with impossible choices to make.<\/p>\n
North Gaza update\u00a0<\/h2>\n
The conditions are particularly alarming in besieged North Gaza where the movement of humanitarian personnel is heavily restricted.<\/p>\n
Ongoing attacks and hostilities in the area have severely disrupted healthcare services for survivors who remain there.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Access to Al Awda Hospital in Jabalya – the only hospital in North Gaza still partially functioning – is extremely limited.<\/p>\n
OCHA reports that Israeli authorities continue to deny UN-led efforts, including the most recent attempt on Wednesday to reach the region.<\/p>\n
Across the Strip, the Israeli authorities facilitated only five missions out of 15, with four impeded, three denied and another three canceled due to security or logistical challenges.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Gaza, parents and children remain missing beneath rubble, separated or detained – their fates unanswered. Hope is silenced, and the brutal war rages on,\u201d said Ms. Wateridge.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The path forward\u00a0<\/h2>\n
Despite ongoing difficulties, the UN and its partners are working towards reaching people throughout the region with critical support.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Across Gaza, between 22 December and 8 January, some 560,000 people received primary and secondary healthcare services.<\/p>\n
The Secretary-General called on all parties to respect international humanitarian law. \u201cCivilians must be protected and respected at all times and their essential needs must be met,\u201d said Mr. Dujarric on his behalf.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere must be an immediate ceasefire and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages being held in Gaza,\u201d he firmly concluded.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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