In a speech, Al-Houthi stated that Israeli occupation forces are preventing aid from entering the sector, noting that more than 22,000 aid trucks, most of which belong to UN organizations, are still stuck at the crossing gates. He added that the number of starvation victims in Gaza is continuously increasing, with children and infants being the most affected, holding Israel responsible for committing a ‘horrible crime’ against the Palestinian people.
The humanitarian and food crisis in the Gaza Strip persists amidst the blockade and the shortage of food and medical supplies, where severe famine intertwines with a genocide led by Israel since October 7, 2023.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) had warned that malnutrition and famine among children under the age of five in the Gaza Strip have doubled between March and June, due to the ongoing blockade.
