NEW DELHI: The World Food Programme warned Tuesday that the aid Israel is allowing to enter Gaza remains a “drop in the ocean,” days after famine was formally declared in the war-torn Palestinian territory.The United Nations declared a famine in Gaza on Friday, blaming the “systematic obstruction” of aid by Israel during its nearly two-year war with the Palestinian militant group Hamas.Carl Skau, WFP’s chief operating officer, said that over the past two weeks, there has been a “slight uptick” in aid entering, averaging around 100 trucks per day.“That’s still a drop in the ocean when we’re tal

The World Food Programme warned Tuesday that the aid permitted by Israel into Gaza is vastly insufficient, calling it a 'drop in the ocean' just days after...

NEW DELHI: The World Food Programme warned Tuesday that the aid Israel is allowing to enter Gaza remains a “drop in the ocean,” days after famine was formally declared in the…

GENEVA: More food aid is reaching Gaza but it still remains far from enough to prevent widespread starvation, the head of the World Food Programme (WFP) told Reuters on Thursday.…

The head of the World Food Programme pressed Israel’s Netanyahu on the urgent need for more aid.