United Nations agencies warned on Tuesday, February 27 (8th of the month) that if the war does not stop soon in the Gaza Strip, the risk of famine caused by the war in this area is almost certain.

Ramesh Rajasingham, director of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday that “if action is not taken, I fear widespread famine in Gaza is almost inevitable.”

Based on the statistics of the Gaza Ministry of Health, he said that since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, 30,000 people have been killed and more than 70,000 others have been injured, and if this situation continues, the number of victims will increase.

The meeting of the United Nations Security Council will be held at the request of Algeria, Guyana, Slovenia and Switzerland, while monitoring is increasing if hunger is being used as a “weapon of war” in Gaza Strip.

According to Rajasingham, at least 576 thousand people in Gaza, which is 25% of the population, are “just one step away from famine” and the entire population of Gaza is practically dependent on humanitarian aid for their survival.

And he said that if you look at the current situation in Gaza, it is likely to get worse.

Meanwhile, Carl Askaw, Assistant Executive Director of the World Food Program, said that Gaza is experiencing the highest level of child malnutrition in the world. According to him, one out of every six children under the age of two suffers from acute malnutrition.

Maurizio Martina, Deputy Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, said that the war has had a major impact on food supplies in the Gaza Strip.

He said, Israel had forced the farmers to leave their lands or they would have fled the war and their agricultural products would have been destroyed.

In addition, livestock and poultry will die due to famine or attacks. According to Martina, fishing activities are also prohibited and the groundwater is polluted.

He added that the most likely scenario is that agricultural production in northern Gaza will disappear by May 2024.

Martin Griffiths, the head of humanitarian affairs of the United Nations, before holding the meeting of the Security Council of the United Nations, in a memorandum called “White Note”, this council was informed about the possibility of famine caused by the war in Gaza Strip.

Griffiths said in this note: “In order to prevent famine caused by the war and widespread food insecurity in Gaza, action is urgently needed.”

He also called for a ceasefire and asked the Security Council to use its influence to take measures so that not only humanitarian aid will be provided to Gaza, but commercial goods will also be imported into the Palestinian territory.

However, Israel has restricted or denied the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. Jonathan Miller, Israel’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations, told the organization’s Security Council: “Israel is doing everything it can to take care of civilians beyond what is expected, whatever the need.”

He also said that “Israel is committed to improving the humanitarian situation in Gaza and will continue to work to ensure that humanitarian aid from various countries and UN agencies enters Gaza.”

Miller said that since the beginning of the war, Israel has provided 254,000 tons of aid, including 165,000 tons of food, to Gaza. But Hamas will blame the diversion of aid and the United Nations for the inability to manage and distribute effective humanitarian aid.