Race to rush aid to Gaza as EU warns hunger 'a weapon of war'

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GAZA STRIP: Donor nations, aid agencies and charities pushed on with efforts Wednesday (Mar 13) to rush food to war-torn Gaza by land, air and sea after the EU top diplomat said starvation had become "a weapon of war".

A Palestinian boy waits for an "iftar" meal, breaking of fast, on the second day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a camp for displaced people in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Mar 12, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas.

The WFP said it had"delivered enough food for 25,000 people" and demanded that,"with people in northern Gaza on the brink of famine, we need deliveries every day. We need entry points directly into the north." Israel's retaliatory bombardment and ground offensive have killed 31,272 Palestinians in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the health ministry.

"In a coordinated strike, the troops killed several of the terrorists, and then directed an aircraft to strike and eliminate the rest of the cell. Weapons were also located in the area." In a speech delivered via video link to a pro-Israel lobby group in the United States, he pledged that"we will finish the job in Rafah while enabling the civilian population to get out of harm's way".

 

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