The United Nations warned on Tuesday of “almost imminent widespread famine” in the Gaza Strip, particularly in the north of the Palestinian territory under Israeli siege, where famine is “inevitable” in the absence of humanitarian access and a destroyed agricultural system. for AFP.

“If nothing changes, the northern Gaza Strip is at risk of starvation,” Carl Skau, deputy executive director of the World Food Program (WFP), told the UN Security Council.

According to the United Nations, which condemned the obstacles of the Israeli authorities, since January 23, no convoy could reach the northern part of the Gaza Strip.

The northern Palestinian territory is not the only area under threat after the nearly five-month war between Israel and Hamas, which was sparked by an unprecedented attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement on October 7 that killed at least 1,160 people, most of them civilians. This was reported by AFP based on official Israeli data.

“If nothing is done, we fear that a large-scale famine in Gaza is almost inevitable,” added Ramesh Rajasingham, speaking on behalf of the head of the UN humanitarian office (OCHA), Martin Griffiths.

“As of the end of February, we have at least 576,000 people in Gaza — a quarter of the population — on the brink of starvation,” and nearly all of the 2.2 million residents “depend on severely inadequate humanitarian aid for survival. No matter how bleak the picture is today, the situation may worsen,” he added.