UN stockpiles food aid as officials warns half of Gaza starving

UN officials warned that half of the population of Gaza is starving and said its humanitarian operation in the besieged territory is collapsing. 

Carl Skau, the deputy executive director of the UN World Food Programme, told Reuters that it is building up "enough food aid in Egypt and Jordan to reach one million people in Gaza in a month".

"We have front-loaded with our internal resources so that we have food available in Egypt and in Jordan to reach some 1,000,000 people in one month. We are ready to roll. The trucks are ready to move," said Skau. 

"There is a question of how long this can continue because the humanitarian operation is collapsing.

"Half of the population are starving, nine out of 10 are not eating every day. Obviously the needs are massive."