JERUSALEM, Israel – The United Nations describes the food situation in the Gaza Strip as catastrophic. Yet, many believe, In Israel and elsewhere, that the U.N. is trying to make Israel the scapegoat.
Samer Abdel Jaber of the World Food Program claims Israel is not getting enough food into Gaza.
He stated, “We have enough food to feed the entire population of Gaza. That food at the moment is outside the Gaza Strip. We need land crossings, we need access to get it into Gaza, whether in the southern parts of Gaza or the northern part of Gaza because the situation is catastrophic.”
However, Israel says record amounts of humanitarian aid are reaching Gaza – the equivalent of three pounds of food per person.
Elyon Levy, a spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, countered, “There are no limits on incoming aid, and in fact, there is excess capacity at the Israeli crossings – both Kerem Shalom, where goods enter Gaza directly and Nitzana. The best evidence of that excess capacity is that last week we hit a record 277 aid trucks a day with 255 entering yesterday.”
Levy suggests the problem is distribution inside Gaza and the U.N.’s reliance on Hamas for protection.
“The U.N. is
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