In the IPC report, the authors at last acknowledge that there is and was no famine in the Gaza Strip, but claim a situation of acute food insecurity; COGAT rejects that claim as well.
In light of the publication of the IPC food security analysis report on Gaza, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian, issued a rebuttal to the biased claims that disregard the volumes of food that entered during the ceasefire, indicating that the report’s conclusions were predetermined and saying it showed “a blatant, biased, and deliberate disregard for the volumes of food that entered during the ceasefire - the distorted conclusions were written in advance.”
At the same time, despite the IPC’s previous false claims regarding the existence of famine in the Gaza Strip, the authors of the report now formally acknowledge that there is no famine in Gaza, while asserting a situation of acute food insecurity - whatever that vague phrase is meant to infer. COGAT strongly rejects the claims of food insecurity and conclusions presented in the IPC report published last week, which once again portray a distorted, biased, and unfounded picture of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. The report relies on severe gaps in data collection and on sources that do not reflect the full scope of humanitarian assistance. As such, it misleads the international community, fuels disinformation, and presents a false depiction of the reality on the ground.
First, we emphasize that, contrary to the claims in the report, between 600-800 aid trucks enter the Gaza Strip every day, approximately 70 percent of which carry food. The remainder carry medical equipment, shelter supplies, tents, clothing, and other essential humanitarian assistance. This is in accordance with Israel’s commitment under the ceasefire agreement to allow and facilitate the entry of 4,200 aid trucks per week. In this context, nearly 30,000 food trucks carrying more than 500,000 tons of food entered the Gaza Strip throughout the ceasefire period. (Read More)