from Sputnik News:
The humanitarian organization announced a local Palestinian team would resume operations in the enclave, with foreign aid workers still sidelined.
The not-for-profit organization World Central Kitchen (WCK) has announced it plans to resume humanitarian activities in the Gaza Strip after a deadly Israeli drone strike earlier this month killed seven of its workers.
The group’s CEO Erin Gore announced the plan Sunday as human rights organizations warn Gazans continue to face mass hunger amid an Israeli blockade of the besieged enclave.
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“The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire,” said Gore in a statement. “We are restarting our operation with the same energy, dignity, and focus on feeding as many people as possible.”
A news release on the World Central Kitchen’s website claimed a Palestinian-run team would distribute aid starting Monday, distributing food throughout the Gaza strip from the organization’s three kitchens in the territory.
“We will continue to get as much food into Gaza, including northern Gaza, as possible – by land, air, or sea,” read the statement. Hunger has been a particular problem in the northern Gaza Strip as the destruction of roads and infrastructure has isolated areas around Gaza City.
“Limited access to northern Gaza has hindered the ability of aid agencies to fully assess the situation there,” noted a report in Western media last month, but numerous instances of the starvation of children have been reported on social media. Newborn infants are particularly vulnerable, with the Israeli destruction of hospitals in the enclave exacerbating health concerns for babies born prematurely or with special health needs.
Analysis from the group Integrated Food Security Phase Classification projected that half of people in the Gaza Strip would face “catastrophic” levels of malnutrition by mid-July if trends continued. All 2.2 million people in the enclave would be unable to fully meet nutritional needs necessary to maintain good health.
