Al-Mawasi was among the areas targeted by the latest Israeli strikes, which have killed more than 50 people on Saturday in Gaza.
Al-Mawasi is a very big evacuation area with barely any humanitarian facilities. Many people who fled Rafah and Khan Younis in the south are also squeezed into al-Mawasi camp.
Hospitals across Gaza are struggling to treat newborns and young children due to a severe shortage of medical equipment, reports citing Unicef.
“Humanitarian aid must be allowed to enter Gaza again,” it said in a post on X, adding that the ceasefire in Gaza must be reinstated. “The survival of children depends on it.”
“Since the Israeli war resumed on March 18, there have been continuing strikes on tents in the camp. UNRWA schools and other shelters are also being targeted.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned about the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, stating that nearly two million people — most of whom are displaced—are currently living without any source of income, and are completely reliant on humanitarian aid to meet their basic food needs, Palestinian news agency Wafa reports.
In a series of statements released over the past few hours, the WFP raised alarm over an increasing danger to hundreds of thousands of Gaza’s population. The programme expressed grave concern over the sharp decline in food stocks, warning that the region is on the brink of a potential humanitarian catastrophe.
The WFP emphasised that this critical situation is compounded by Israel’s ongoing closure of the border crossings, which is preventing the delivery of vital food supplies to the besieged enclave. According to the agency, Gaza urgently needs an uninterrupted and continuous flow of food to avoid a complete collapse of food security in the region.
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