GENEVA: The United Nations cautioned Friday it would take time to reverse the famine in the Gaza Strip, saying all crossings needed to be opened to “flood Gaza with food.” The UN’s World Food Programme said it had been able to move close to 3,000 tons of food supplies into the war-shattered Palestinian territory since the US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold. “It’s going to take some time to scale back the famine” declared by the UN in late August, WFP spokeswoman Abeer Etefa told a media briefing in Geneva. “The ceasefire has opened a narrow window of opportunity.

Palestinians in Gaza are reported to be stockpiling food, amid anxiety that the ceasefire will unravel.

United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher calls for immediate 'unhindered access' for aid deliveries.