Displaced Palestinian children line up to receive food in Rafah on May 19.
The World Food Programme (WFP) is currently serving only 27,000 people in Rafah, according to Matthew Hollingworth, the organization’s country director in Gaza.
The sounds, the smells, the everyday life are horrific and apocalyptic,” Hollingworth told journalists Friday after returning from a trip to Gaza.
“From the seventh of May to the 20th, not a single WFP truck crossed from the southern corridors of Egypt into Rafah,” he said.
Rafah had previously been the central artery for aid to flow into Gaza, as the only border crossing not controlled by Israel.
Persons:
Matthew Hollingworth, ” Hollingworth, ”, Hollingsworth, “, Israel
Organizations:
AFP, Getty, United, Food Programme, WFP
Locations:
Rafah, United Nations, Gaza, Egypt, ”, Israel