WFP Palestine Emergency Response External Situation Report #2 (14 October 2023)
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WFP Posted14 Oct 2023 Originally published14 Oct 2023
HIGHLIGHTS
• WFP reached close to 522,000 displaced people with food and cash assistance in Palestine since 9 October.
• WFP appeals for immediate safe supply corridors through all borders into Gaza to replenish critical stocks that are running dangerously low while people’s lives are at stake.
• WFP appeals for immediate, safe and unimpeded humanitarian access inside Gaza to areas where civilians are.
• As part of the UN flash appeal, WFP urgently requires USD 74M to meet spiking needs for the next three months.
SITUATION UPDATE
The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to worsen for the fifth consecutive day. The shutdown of Gaza power plant and subsequent electricity cuts had already forced bakeries and shops to stop operating. Access restrictions, infrastructure damage, fuel shortages and depleting food stocks are severely hampering WFP assistance delivery.
All bakeries contracted by WFP have reported a shortage in either wheat flour, electricity, or water. Seven shops and one of the local mills working with WFP in Gaza have been damaged due to the conflict.
In view of the displacement wave towards the South of Gaza, WFP is taking measures to ensure safe and uninterrupted assistance to all affected and ensure the safety of its staff, cooperating partners and humanitarian operations.
In the West Bank, movement, access restrictions and violence are limiting people’s ability to access shops for food and other needs.
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