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UNRWA chief: Gaza on brink of humanitarian catastrophe
By Reuters
Tags: UNRWA, Israel News 

Gaza faces a humanitarian "catastrophe" if Israel continues to prevent aid reaching the territory by blocking crossing points, the head of the main UN aid agency for the Palestinians said on Friday.

Karen AbuZayd, commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), said the human toll of this month's sealing of Gaza's goods crossings was the gravest since the early days of a Palestinian uprising eight years ago.

"It's been closed for so much longer than ever before... and we have nothing in our warehouses... It will be a catastrophe if this persists, a disaster," said AbuZayd, whose agency is the largest aid body providing services to Palestinian refugees.
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Israel closed the crossings after Palestinian militants responded with daily rocket salvoes to an Israeli army incursion on Nov. 4 into the Hamas-run territory, where a five-month-old, Egyptian-brokered ceasefire had largely been holding.

At present, UNRWA provides rations for 820,000 people classed as refugees and the United Nations' World Food Program aids a further 200,000 people, AbuZayd told Reuters in Amman.

"They often bring us to the brink but they never have let us really be frightened about whether we are going to have food tomorrow or not," AbuZayd said.

Israel had restricted goods into Gaza despite the truce, which calls on militants to halt rocket attacks in return for Israel easing its embargo on the territory.

"This time throughout this whole truce since June none of us have been able to bring in anything extra that would create a reserve so we had nothing to call upon," she said.

She said people were sweeping warehouses because there is now nothing in them.

Israel also held up deliveries of European Union-funded fuel for the power plant, which generates about a third of the electricity consumed by Gazans. The rest comes from Israel, which was continuing supply, and Egypt.

UNRWA's food basket, which comprised nearly 60 percent of daily needs, including milk powder and sugar, had run out, AbuZayd said. Most of the flour in mills would be consumed by end of the month.

Ailments associated with insufficient food were surfacing among the impoverished coastal strip's 1.5 million population, including growing malnutrition.

"There is a chronic anemia problem. There are signs that's increasing. What we are beginning to notice is what we call stunting of children ... which means they are not eating well enough to be bigger than their parents," AbuZayd added.

The humanitarian plight of Gazans was by far the worst among the more than 4.6 million Palestinian refugees across the region.

"They are not just under occupation, they are under siege," AbuZayd said.

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      1.   She was content with drawing her huge salary instead of urging Eg 16:21  |  Absolute Sweden 21/11/08
      2.   Stop rocketing Askelon&digging Kidnap Tunnels and Aid will flow 16:24  |  Alan SA 21/11/08
      3.   My Cousin Fatima (a.k.a. Karen)... 16:28  |  Abdullah AbuZayd 21/11/08
      4.   Let Amalak Eat Cake 16:31  |  Ronald 21/11/08
      5.   Uh huh 16:35  |  Gili 21/11/08
      6.   WOW: That sounded like another qassam fired 16:36  |  Arie 21/11/08
      7.   Gaza on brink of SELF INFLICTED humanitarian catastrophe 16:41  |  Jordan 21/11/08
      8.   They are not under occupation lady.....liar... 16:45  |  James 21/11/08
      9.   Where is the money Arafat sent to his wife? 16:47  |  Israeli Citizen 21/11/08
      10.   Israel provides fuel for the very rockets used to kill their kids 16:49  |  Tommy K 21/11/08
      11.   catastrophe 16:50  |  Shmuelshachor 21/11/08
      12.   They bring it upon themselves. 16:50  |  Akram Zekaria 21/11/08
      13.   The European Union 16:57  |  Chris Linthwaite 21/11/08
      14.   Let hamas feed it`s own people 17:01  |  Joey 21/11/08
      15.   How many times... 17:16  |  GSW 21/11/08
      16.   "we have nothing in our warehouses"...except Qassam missiles 17:16  |  Dan 21/11/08
      17.   Why don`t they stop shooting rockets? 17:18  |  lady from USA 21/11/08
      18.   Trust the word of AbuZayd vs Israel? 17:18  |  Richard S 21/11/08
      19.   It`s a racket 17:21  |  lady from USA 21/11/08
      20.   There`s A Simple Solution 17:21  |  Bill Foonman 21/11/08
      21.   "palestinian" hardships self inflicted, with help from arabs 17:36  |  Jordan 21/11/08
      22.   #2 Israeli Citizen 17:41  |  Chris Linthwaite 21/11/08
      23.   Bill that is not very helpful 17:46  |  Dave Duncan 21/11/08
      24.   The `Jewish` solution 17:46  |  Mikesailor 21/11/08
      25.   All the Zionist posters here... 17:55  |  Silvienne 21/11/08
      26.   #13, Dan...you think it is simple? 17:56  |  Silvienne 21/11/08
      27.   Our regulars are too busy defending settlers in Hebron... 17:57  |  K 21/11/08
      28.   #6, James, you are referring to Israel... 17:59  |  Silvienne 21/11/08
      29.   noted indifference to pain of others and compleate 17:59  |  lack of humanity 21/11/08
      30.   Humanitarian disasters 17:59  |  Angel 21/11/08
      31.   #17 Bill Foonman 18:08  |  Chris Linthwaite 21/11/08
      32.   To Chris Linwaithe in Islam occupied UK 18:09  |  Arie 21/11/08
      33.   British journalists. 18:16  |  Jean Van Daem 21/11/08
      34.   If they start to buy food instead of rockets 18:21  |  Daniel 21/11/08
      35.   Linthwaite 18:22  |  Steve 21/11/08
      36.   Linthwaite 18:23  |  Daniel 21/11/08
      37.   #23 18:26  |  Jasper 21/11/08
      38.   #13 Chris: Europeans conducted the Holocaust. It never ended. 18:26  |  Bennie 21/11/08
      39.   No food in Gazan warehouses? Nutritional iron deficiency? 18:26  |  common sense 21/11/08
      40.   Best News I`ve heard all year 18:28  |  Marcel 21/11/08
      41.   24lackofhumanity. Where`s your humanity for shelling of- 18:35  |  the chosen 21/11/08
      42.   The UN should file charges against Israel 18:38  |  dutch 21/11/08
      43.   Gazas troubles are completly self inflicted 18:41  |  Johnny 21/11/08
      44.   Instead of playing solders, do some farming. 18:44  |  ottomatik 21/11/08
      45.   Actually I prefer when y`all don`t write your sick responses... 18:48  |  K 21/11/08
      46.   28 Israel was born out of sin and it will die because of it 18:48  |  Dutch 21/11/08
      47.   Seige 18:49  |  Carter 21/11/08
      48.   `the chosen"? starving childrden is not equal to 18:54  |  `squatters in shock` 21/11/08
      49.   #33 Steve 18:54  |  Chris Linthwaite 21/11/08
      50.   #36 Bennie 19:10  |  Chris Linthwaite 21/11/08
      51.   24mikesailor, genius. Gaza=Waraw Ghetto? Huh? 19:14  |  you for real? 21/11/08
      52.   Boycott 19:17  |  Alberto 21/11/08
      53.   #40, Marcel referring to Palestinians as "rats"... 19:18  |  Silvienne 21/11/08
      54.   43 19:18  |  Elmer Lammi 21/11/08
      55.   Well said, K! 19:20  |  Silvienne 21/11/08
      56.   48`squatterinshock`-Upset Arabs can`t kill us Jews with impunity? 19:20  |  the chosen 21/11/08
      57.   Bogus report 19:21  |  MichaelF 21/11/08
      58.   To Mike sailor #24..The difference is Gaza is a seperate enemy 19:21  |  Jimmy 21/11/08
      59.   But her job is only to focus on Palestine! 19:21  |  Polybios 21/11/08
      60.   Get a job "palestinians" like everyone else in the world... 19:22  |  Jordan 21/11/08
      61.   To "Squatters in Shock" 19:24  |  Angel 21/11/08
      62.   33, 49 19:25  |  Jasper 21/11/08
      63.   Re: Siege 19:26  |  Angel 21/11/08
      64.   Tired refrain 19:29  |  Gee 21/11/08
      65.   Why was the truce broken? 19:31  |  Palestinian Brit 21/11/08
      66.   AbuZayd? 19:34  |  4:20 21/11/08
      67.   The current Israeli policy 19:35  |  Chris Linthwaite 21/11/08
      68.   Daniel and collective punishment... 19:40  |  Palestinian Brit 21/11/08
      69.   #53 Elmer Lammi 19:40  |  Chris Linthwaite 21/11/08
      70.   Jordan in Miami 19:42  |  Palestinian Brit 21/11/08
      71.   Another Humanitarian Crisis? 19:44  |  Jeff Northridge 21/11/08
      72.   To Dutch # 46 - And where were YOU born? 19:48  |  Dolly 21/11/08
      73.   Polybios 58 19:56  |  Jasper 21/11/08
      74.   Look, Haaretzis, do YOU think you will get away that easily? 19:58  |  Andreas 21/11/08
      75.   Why Doesn`t Egypt open its bloody borders why blame Israel? 19:58  |  Big Sur 21/11/08
      76.   Jeff Northridge - take a look at the map 19:59  |  Palestinian Brit 21/11/08
      77.   An Arab muslim criticizing Israel....hahaha just ignore it... 20:04  |  Jim 21/11/08
      78.   SILVIENNE AND "ZIONISTS" 20:11  |  Brant 21/11/08
      79.   #53 Linthwaite 20:14  |  Elmer Lammi 21/11/08
      80.   No end game for Israel 20:21  |  Dave Duncan 21/11/08
      81.   #48 Stop being in shock the world will be abetter place 20:22  |  Big Sur 21/11/08
      82.   To "palestinian" Brit...yes everyone in Miami has a job... 20:23  |  Jordan 21/11/08
      83.   Dolly on a name.... 20:30  |  Palestinian Brit 21/11/08
      84.   and yet they have the energy to launch missiles 20:34  |  Avi 21/11/08
      85.   Pali refugees should be dispersed 20:34  |  Meishke 21/11/08
      86.   Haha "palestinian" brit says Egypts border remains closed due to 20:37  |  Dr. McMillion 21/11/08
      87.   Karen AbuZayd??? 20:39  |  Nemesis 21/11/08
      88.   As ye sow, o shall ye reap 20:40  |  Arie 21/11/08
      89.   Gaza humanitarian catastrophe 20:44  |  David 21/11/08
      90.   Under Siege? And living under falling rockets is not under siege? 20:47  |  Jon 21/11/08
      91.   Big Sur? Mubarak could certainly do more 20:51  |  but the last time 21/11/08
      92.   #66 20:51  |  Carter 21/11/08
      93.   tese poor Palistinians? arent they the ones from Munich? 20:52  |  Big Sur 21/11/08
      94.   #76 Palestinian Brit Yep Israel controls Egypt 20:54  |  Big Sur 21/11/08
      95.   Gaza, Who will take responsibility..? 21:00  |  Stephen. 21/11/08
      96.   Palestinian Brit should poke his head into a tunnel 21:02  |  SDHD 21/11/08
      97.   Palis are not the only ones who are poor 21:13  |  Motke 21/11/08
      98.   K # 45 21:13  |  ChanahS 21/11/08
      99.   Linthwaite 21:15  |  ChanahS 21/11/08
      100.   What about the Hamas PR machine? 21:21  |  Sam C 21/11/08
      101.   To Dave Duncan # 80 - People forget so quickly..... 21:23  |  Natasha 21/11/08
      102.   always the same tiring song 21:44  |  Philippe 21/11/08
      103.   Israel wants control without responsibility 21:48  |  Natallie Durson 21/11/08
      104.   Chris the populist easy teller 21:51  |  Aby 21/11/08
      105.   Palestinian Brit #65 Sorry you are addressing the wrong group 21:54  |  Gee 21/11/08
      106.   Jordan 22:14  |  Palestinian Brit 21/11/08
      107.   Death 22:23  |  Jerry-Chicago 21/11/08
      108.   Palestinian Brit - so Israel controls Egypt? 22:35  |  Jewboy 21/11/08
      109.   No, Durson. Pals want to attack Israel without responsibility 22:39  |  Joe Sittizen 21/11/08
      110.   Gee - hostages 22:42  |  Palestinian Brit 21/11/08
      111.   Palestinian Brit # 76 I Have Thought About It--A Lot 22:46  |  Jeff Northridge 21/11/08
      112.   Tunnels - a fact of life No 93 22:46  |  Palestinian Brit 21/11/08
      113.   These talkbacks can end the crisis... 22:47  |  BBSNews 21/11/08
      114.   #99 Aby 22:48  |  Chris Linthwaite 21/11/08
      115.   Have another election, see if the people will again vote in Hamas 22:51  |  Jimmy 21/11/08
      116.   Easy way to stop "pal" hardship, stop their terrorism and murder 22:54  |  Khalid 21/11/08
      117.   Chris Linthwaite 22:55  |  judith 21/11/08
      118.   Silvienne 22:59  |  judith 21/11/08
      119.   Gaza catastrophe ambiguities 23:15  |  Norman Loberant 21/11/08
      120.   Carter #90 23:17  |  4:20 21/11/08
      121.   #78, Brant... 23:26  |  Silvienne 21/11/08
      122.   #107 bbs news and an incredible perspective of erewhon 23:27  |  very puzzled 21/11/08
      123.   UnRWA makes statements like this so they dont have to work... 23:30  |  Tim 21/11/08
      124.   #26 Silvienne..RE: Dan 23:30  |  Nemesis 21/11/08
      125.   sorry dave duncan #23,gazan citizens are the ones that put hamas 23:32  |  terrornator 21/11/08
      126.   Mikesailor 23:33  |  Jo 21/11/08
      127.   #82, Jordan, who are you kidding? 23:35  |  Silvienne 21/11/08
      128.   What a shame 23:36  |  gus 21/11/08
      129.   Jordan in Miami smoking dope! 23:38  |  Silvienne 21/11/08
      130.   #23 What Plan Do You Have In Mind? 23:39  |  Bill Foonman 21/11/08
      131.   Gazan Human catastrophe...SO BE IT 23:50  |  real vision 21/11/08
      132.   Jeff - initiating a siege? 23:54  |  Palestinian Brit 21/11/08
      133.   Another election? Supposed to be in January 23:57  |  Palestinian Brit 21/11/08
      134.   Egypt - a revolution waiting to happen 00:03  |  Palestinian Brit 22/11/08
      135.   - a "catastrophy" that was ideologically & financially prepared.. 00:04  |  Achjee 22/11/08
      136.   UNRWA should feed Africans who really ARE HUNGRY!!!!!!!!!! 00:07  |  UN=Useless 22/11/08
      137.   Palestinian Brit #108 00:08  |  Gee 22/11/08
      138.   Oslo accords....a cop out 00:26  |  Palestinian Brit 22/11/08
      139.   122 Stop hiding.. 00:31  |  Palestinian Brit 22/11/08
      140.   Hey Brant, Israel asked for the rockets... 00:56  |  BBSNews 22/11/08
      141.   I remember 01:02  |  Eivind 22/11/08
      142.   Wrong Address 01:18  |  Ron 22/11/08
      143.   Gee - definition of a siege 01:18  |  Palestinian Brit 22/11/08
      144.   The Gaza Ghetto 01:28  |  MattyGroves 22/11/08
      145.   Hey BSNews, you are asking for people to laugh at you 01:40  |  SDHD 22/11/08
      146.   Simply Despicable and Certainly Not Jewish 01:56  |  Lee Kaplan 22/11/08
      147.   Shame on Israel 01:57  |  J-Rock 22/11/08
      148.   Once in a while good news comes out of Gaza 02:20  |  Charlie Chiew 22/11/08
      149.   Catastrophy vs. stupidity 02:21  |  Giora Tavor 22/11/08
      150.   Palestinian Brit #139 02:29  |  Giora Tavor 22/11/08
      151.   #143..pal brit 02:40  |  Nemesis 22/11/08
      152.   #25 Silvienne - Still at it I see 02:42  |  * BEN JABO 22/11/08
      153.   Silvienne..don`t run away and hide.... 02:44  |  Nemesis 22/11/08
      154.   #138 Palestinian Brit - Oslo 02:46  |  * BEN JABO 22/11/08
      155.   Palestinian Brit # 132 What Happened To The Occupation Charge? 02:47  |  Jeff Northridge 22/11/08
      156.   It is not Israeli fault if Palestinian savoir faire is so low 03:47  |  Gray-t 22/11/08
      157.   Big Sur,Hamas doesn`t give computers to the moderate Palestinians 03:55  |  POP 22/11/08
      158.   #147 J-ROCK NO shame on Israel 04:49  |  * BEN JABO 22/11/08
      159.   Humanitarian crisis? ABSOLUTE RUBBISH & propaganda LIES 04:56  |  Bling Bling 22/11/08
      160.   #143 Pal Brit. Innocent civilians and victims? 05:11  |  Bling Bling 22/11/08
      161.   Humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe 05:44  |  Nemesis 22/11/08
      162.   *Ben Jawbone ? US fed HGermans under US occupation 06:14  |  and in fact 22/11/08
      163.   Humanitarian crisis in your brain Nemesis 06:15  |  its empty 22/11/08
      164.   UNRWA chief: Gaza on brink of humanitarian catastrophy 06:41  |  martin list, m.d. 22/11/08
      165.   Eat your Qasams 07:14  |  POP 22/11/08
      166.   So where are the PHOTOS ??? 07:46  |  CK Tan 22/11/08
      167.   Is #25 Silvienne still at it,what else has she got in life beside 08:08  |  Israeli Always 22/11/08
      168.   Food instead of bullits 08:22  |  Benjamina 22/11/08
      169.   so what happened during the truce? 08:24  |  rm 22/11/08
      170.   To NATASHA 101 WHY blame Israel foi your MISTAKE 08:33  |  Dagma 22/11/08
      171.   #75,86,94,108 to aid agencies: deliver it by sea 08:40  |  observer 22/11/08
      172.   Chris just answer to my questions 08:49  |  Aby 22/11/08
      173.   Nemesis - ????? 09:08  |  Palestinian Brit 22/11/08
      174.   To Palestinian Brit - Read #101 Natasha for the answer. 09:13  |  Dagma 22/11/08
      175.   Jeff Northridge...subsistance level 09:14  |  Palestinian Brit 22/11/08
      176.   Does UNWRA`s charity extend to the terrified 2yr old in Sderot? 09:23  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 22/11/08
      177.   to Jeff Northridge 09:30  |  rm 22/11/08
      178.   1941 The Warsaw Ghetto 10:51  |  Dav 22/11/08
      179.   CKTan - ask the Israeli`s why journalists are banned 11:23  |  Palestinian Brit 22/11/08
      180.   Brits resposible for all the world`s ills.... 11:26  |  Palestinian Brit 22/11/08
      181.   Who supplied the Warsaw Ghetto with food elec etc? 11:31  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 22/11/08
      182.   Medical assistance for Gazans 11:38  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 22/11/08
      183.   #176 Margie of Tel Aviv 12:13  |  Chris Linthwaite 22/11/08
      184.   Gaza Gaza 12:30  |  Fahim 22/11/08
      185.   The pals have to choose: food or terror. 12:34  |  Jerusalem Jew 22/11/08
      186.   Palestinian Brit - Targeting the civilians 13:01  |  17 22/11/08
      187.   Margie in Tel Aviv 14:11  |  Palestinian Brit 22/11/08
      188.   To #179 Pal Brit 14:11  |  Jerusalem Jew 22/11/08
      189.   abu dabai 14:14  |  anon 22/11/08
      190.   Dagma - UN organisations 14:14  |  Palestinian Brit 22/11/08
      191.   #178 dav CONFIRMS that he is DENSE 14:42  |  CK Tan 22/11/08
      192.   #179 Palestinian Brit - SORRY? Really? 15:01  |  CK Tan 22/11/08
      193.   Palestinian Brit # 175 I Haven`t Seen Any Evidence Of That 15:44  |  Jeff Northridge 22/11/08
      194.   Guns or Butter - go choose Arab 16:11  |  Kent 22/11/08
      195.   Rafah Crossing - the most important question 16:28  |  Chris 22/11/08
      196.   humanitarian catastrophe 16:36  |  rm 22/11/08
      197.   talk to democraticaly ellected government who has responsible 16:37  |  ralph 22/11/08
      198.   Democracy 16:38  |  Egan 22/11/08
      199.   Palestinian Brit #143 your own definition 16:58  |  Gee 22/11/08
      200.   What is the Israeli strategy - an own goal? 17:00  |  Manny Goldstein 22/11/08
      201.   Two Wrongs 18:57  |  Frances 22/11/08
      202.   144 Matty Groves, Israel is the evil doer now 19:01  |  Bill 22/11/08
      203.   Once in a while.... 19:17  |  Jasper 22/11/08
      204.   Chris # 188 There Was A Four-Way Agreement 19:23  |  Jeff Northridge 22/11/08
      205.   What a can of worms you open Margie in TA... 20:41  |  BBSNews 22/11/08
      206.   BBS New parallels or perpendiculars? 21:22  |  Daniel 22/11/08
      207.   MORE BBS BS 22:05  |  Brant 22/11/08
      208.   Jeff Northridge #192 22:05  |  Chris 22/11/08
      209.   Palestinian Brit 182 - you have no idea 22:18  |  ChanahS 22/11/08
      210.   Palestinian Brit 173 22:22  |  ChanahS 22/11/08
      211.   Protest outside Israeli embassies & call for a boycott 22:26  |  Dutch 22/11/08
      212.   Unintelligence in comparing Gaza to Warsaw Ghetto 22:28  |  SDHD 22/11/08
      213.   Would Israel have accepted to lose half their state? 22:45  |  Palestinian Brit 22/11/08
      214.   Jeff 22:49  |  Palestinian Brit 22/11/08
      215.   #173 Pal Brit. Gazans can go to Syria and Iran. 23:00  |  Bling Bling 22/11/08
      216.   #173 Pal Brit. Gazans can go to Syria and Iran. 23:05  |  Bling Bling 22/11/08
      217.   GAZA requires URGENT attention by ISRAEL too. 00:38  |  Fortuna Benmayor 23/11/08
      218.   Gaza 08:55  |  Tony Price 23/11/08
      219.   #152, Ben Jabo (and the tears)... 00:06  |  Silvienne 24/11/08
      220.   Silvienne,if the crossings are open 15:08  |  ME 24/11/08
      221.   #220, ME, granted that Hamas is bad for Palestinians 17:30  |  Silvienne 24/11/08
      222.   I agree that crossings should be open,but with Hamas 19:57  |  ME 25/11/08
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