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In a\u00a0joint statement, the heads of the UN\u2019s aid agencies warned that \u201cwe are witnessing acts of war in Gaza that show an utter disregard for human life<\/strong>,\u201d with Israeli displacement orders forcing hundreds of thousands to flee \u2013 with nowhere safe to go.<\/p>\n \u201cWith the tightened Israeli blockade on Gaza now in its second month, we appeal to world leaders to act \u2013 firmly, urgently and decisively \u2013 to ensure the basic principles of international humanitarian law are upheld<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cProtect civilians, facilitate aid, release hostages – renew a ceasefire,\u201d they urged.<\/p>\n More than 2.1 million Gazans are being \u201ctrapped, bombed and starved again,\u201d top UN officials said.<\/p>\n Any assertions that there is sufficient food inside the Strip to feed everyone is far from the reality on the ground, they added.<\/p>\n Over the weekend the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)\u00a0announced the closure of 21 malnutrition treatment centres in Gaza, owing to the resumption of hostilities and the recent evacuation orders issued for areas where the centres were operating.<\/p>\n The development came as the UN agency warned that more than one million children in Gaza have been impacted by the Israeli embargo.<\/p>\n Spokesperson Abu Khalaf condemned the blockade while confirming it has thousands of aid parcels waiting to be delivered to Gaza.<\/p>\n Complementary food supplies for infants in Gaza have now run out, he said, with only enough ready-to-use milk left to feed 400 children for a month<\/strong>.<\/p>\n UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestine refugees and the largest in Gaza, highlighted the increasingly dire impact of Israel\u2019s 2 April decision to stop allowing all humanitarian and commercial supplies into the enclave.<\/p>\n Media reports citing the Gazan health authorities on Sunday said that Israeli strikes killed at least 32 people, including over a dozen women and children.<\/p>\n In other reports, the Israeli military was alleged to have completely destroyed almost all homes in Rafah and isolated the southern city from the rest of the enclave.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been over a month since the State of Israel banned the entry of aid and commercial supplies into\u00a0#Gaza,\u201d UNRWA\u00a0said. \u201cStocks are getting low and the situation is becoming desperate.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n Although the United Nations agency continues to provide assistance \u201cwith whatever supplies remain\u201d, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday reported that its 25 subsidized bakeries have had to close.<\/p>\n Stocks are dwindling and prices of the few remaining items in shops have soared because no food aid nor cooking gas is entering Gaza.<\/p>\nTrapped, starved, bombed<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Milk supplies dwindle<\/strong><\/h2>\n