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U.N. warns Gaza faces widespread shortages as blockade nears two months
Summary
At a U.N. briefing, officials said more than 2 million people in Gaza face severe shortages of food, water, shelter and medicine as supplies run low and humanitarian access is restricted.
At a U.N. briefing, Farhan, a U.N. staff member, said the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warned that Israeli forces continue to bombard areas across the Gaza Strip, hitting tents and residential buildings and causing civilian casualties and infrastructure damage.
The briefing said more than 2,000,000 people in Gaza are now facing severe shortages of food, water, shelter, medicine and other essential supplies as the effective blockade of supplies approaches two months. U.N. partners reported that community kitchens have closed…
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