🚨A senior World Food Programme official has testified to British MPs about how an Israeli tank "opened fire" on civilians in Gaza who were "desperately trying to get their hands" on humanitarian aid.
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"I do not think I have ever seen the speed at which the situation has deteriorated in the Gaza Strip", the official said.
"There is a smell of death in buildings and from buildings... It is under bombardment every day. You wake up to the sound of drones".
"There is a smell of death in buildings and from buildings... It is under bombardment every day. You wake up to the sound of drones".
"You meet walking zombies in Gaza because people just cannot believe the situation they are living in", the official added.
The level of hunger in Gaza is now "catastrophic".
The level of hunger in Gaza is now "catastrophic".
Another official from the World Health Organisation testified to British MPs that he has never seen "that level of displacement" as what has taken place in Gaza.
On top of 30,000 deaths, "there are also close to 70,000 injuries", including "spinal injuries, burns, amputations".
On top of 30,000 deaths, "there are also close to 70,000 injuries", including "spinal injuries, burns, amputations".
The WHO official said "there is no chance that we will be able to compensate for gaps left by the defunding of UNRWA".
The UK government has defunded UNRWA.
"If UNRWA is taken out of action", he added, "God help us all".
The UK government has defunded UNRWA.
"If UNRWA is taken out of action", he added, "God help us all".
How do Israel's attacks on healthcare compare with other conflicts, such as the war in Ukraine?
"Nothing in my direct experiences compares with this in terms of the scale of attacks in the period of time", the WHO official said.
"Nothing in my direct experiences compares with this in terms of the scale of attacks in the period of time", the WHO official said.
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