If fuel and aid aren't received 'the consequences will be apocalyptic', UN aid chief warns

If fuel and aid do not begin to enter Gaza soon, "the famine we’ve warned about will no longer be looming – it will be present", the UN’s humanitarian aid chief warned on X.

Martin Griffiths said that a new maritime aid delivery operation is bringing in some aid, but that this is "no replacement" for land routes.

"The consequences will be apocalyptic," he said.

If fuel runs out and aid doesn't reach those in need, the famine we've warned about will no longer be looming — it will be present.

The consequences will be apocalyptic.

The maritime operation is bringing in some aid, but it's no replacement for land routes.

My chat with @AFP: https://t.co/1G9KvzpQlP

— Martin Griffiths (@UNReliefChief) May 19, 2024