Aid agencies decry ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Gaza as Jordan hosts emergency summit
Aid agencies decry ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Gaza as Jordan hosts emergency summit Israeli bombardment and closure of border crossings have compounded disaster, say aid workers Dead Sea conference aims to bolster the international community’s collective, coordinated response DUBAI: Eight months after the war in Gaza began, the Palestinian population is in the grips of an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, deprived of sufficient food, water, shelter, sanitation and health services while under constant Israeli bombardment. Israel’s military offensive has killed at least 36,654 Palestinians and injured 83,309 since Oct. 7, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health. The UN’s World Food Programme describes the situation in northern Gaza as a “full-blown famine.” In response to the deepening crisis, Jordan is hosting an emergency international conference today to assess the humanitarian response. The event, at the King Hussein bin Talal Convention Center near the Dead Sea, is co-hos