2,000-tonne food aid package has entered Gaza, UK says
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The food is being distributed by the United Nations World Food Programme to families in need, Britain's Foreign Ministry said.
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LONDON - More than 2,000 tonnes of British food aid has crossed into Gaza via Jordan and is being distributed by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to families in need, Britain's Foreign Ministry said on March 20.
Aid agencies have reported widespread shortages of food, medicine and clean water in Gaza, with a UN-backed report projecting famine and about half the population across the whole of the Gaza Strip facing “catastrophic hunger”.
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said in a statement: “We need sustained humanitarian access by road to get more aid in.”
He added: “We continue to push Israel to allow more crossings to open and for longer, and for healthcare, water and sanitation to be restored.”
Britain's Foreign Office said its food parcels would be distributed by the WFP and feed over 275,000 people in Gaza.
In addition to the 2,000 tonnes of food aid delivered, it said that 150 tonnes of British-funded aid assistance, including tents and blankets, sent on March 13 would be distributed by The United Nations Children’s Fund. REUTERS
