Crisis in Gaza: Israeli blockades worsen shortages and mental health, while Yemen reports new naval blockade.

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*Israeli occupation damages the mental health of Gazans *Warns of sharp price rises after humanitarian aid is blocked *Israeli blockade causes hospital shortages *Residents struggle to secure regular supplies of fresh water

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00:00Welcome back.

00:17Palestinian Health Ministry experts warned of an unprecedented mental health crisis in

00:21the enclave due to the occupation's brutal violations.

00:25Recently, both Palestinian and Israeli human rights organizations condemned the kidnapping

00:30of two children by genocidal forces after the murder of their grandmother.

00:34Samar Yaber, former head of the ministry's mental health department, says that such incidents

00:40are repeated daily and have wreaked havoc on the mental health of Gazans, especially

00:45children.

00:46The expo says that these scars extend across generations.

00:55In Palestine, the World Food Programme has warned of a drastic price rise in the gas

00:59strip, with some products up by more than 200%.

01:03The programme, which is affiliated to the United Nations, has pointed out that a blockade

01:08of humanitarian aid is the main cause of this situation and that women and children are

01:13the most affected.

01:15It called on the genocidal Israeli authorities to prioritize the needs of the civilian population

01:20and allow vital humanitarian aid into the country for the Palestinian people.

01:25The agency also warned of the critical food situation in Gaza and appealed to the international

01:30community for 242 million euros to continue its operations in the region for the next

01:36six months, both in Gaza and the West Bank.

01:44In Yemen, the government authorities report the re-establishment of the naval blockade

01:49exclusively for Israel.

01:51Yemeni Foreign Minister Jamal Amir said that the decision was reinstated because of the

01:57genocidal regime's refusal to implement the ceasefire agreement reached in Qatar.

02:02He stressed that the naval ban includes the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, the Bab el-Mandeb

02:07Strait and the Gulf of Aden, while stating that any Israeli vessel that crosses the declared

02:13area of operation will be prosecuted.

02:16He reiterated that the ban will remain in place until the crossings with Gaza are reopened

02:22and humanitarian aid is allowed in.

02:29In Palestine, a charity in the northern Gaza Strip has been distributing hot meals to

02:33war-worrying Palestinians during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan as Israel continues

02:39its blockade of the coastal enclave.

02:47Palestinians in Gaza are struggling to feed their families as Israel has maintained its

02:51blockade of Gaza for the past two weeks.

02:54Many have turned to charities to get hot food for their children.

02:57Residents, most of whom live in tents near or on top of their destroyed homes, are suffering

03:02water shortages, food shortages and shortages of everything since the siege began.

03:13In light of many crises, the closure of crossings for two consecutive weeks, we suffer greatly

03:18from a shortage of flour and a shortage of food.

03:21As you can see, now we get our daily sustenance from the charity.

03:25In the past, we did not depend on charity in any way, but today we were forced to come

03:30to the charity due to the scarcity of materials.

03:34Materials are very scarce.

03:35There is a shortage of water, a shortage of food and a shortage of everything.

03:46Israeli genocide has left most of Gaza's population of over two million dependent on

03:50international aid.

03:52In this context, aid groups have expressed concern about the diminishing gains made during

03:56the six-week ceasefire to avert famine in parts of the Strip, while those still in refugee

04:01camps express concern about the lack of even the simplest things.

04:12It is a very difficult suffering.

04:14We used to live an average life, but thank God it was much better than now.

04:20Now a person suffers with how to provide for his family, how to spend on his children.

04:25There is no work, no housing like before, no care, no food, no life requirements.

04:31Even simple things like vegetables and fruit are no longer available.

04:35The simplest things that were in our lives are no longer there.

04:45The first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ended a fortnight ago, but the lull

04:50in fighting has held for now, though tense.

04:52Israeli forces have withdrawn to buffer zones inside Gaza, and hundreds of thousands of

04:57displaced Palestinians have returned to northern Gaza, and hundreds of aid trucks were entering

05:02daily until Israel cut off supplies to the territory's two million inhabitants a fortnight

05:07ago, re-exposing the inhabitants to various risks.

05:21In this context, the United Nations' Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

05:25has sounded the alarm over the dire situation in Gaza, where hospitals are rapidly running

05:32out of essential medical supplies.

05:35The World Health Organization, WHO, reports that the health sector is severely damaged,

05:41with 84% of health facilities either damaged or destroyed.

05:45This along with the Israeli blockade has led to critical shortages of medicine, medical

05:50supplies and skilled personnel.

05:52The ongoing conflict has resulted in significant trauma-related injuries, with over 24,000

05:59people suffering major life-changing injuries by September 2024.

06:04The lack of access to essential services, including maternal and child health care,

06:09has worsened the humanitarian situation, with reports of increased malnutrition and related

06:14deaths, particularly among children and the elderly.

06:22Another consequence of the Israeli blockade is the desperate struggle to secure regular

06:26supplies of fresh water, with many waiting for days to fill makeshift containers.

06:32The situation has become increasingly dire as water aid trucks arrive, drowning long

06:38queues of people who often walk considerable distances to obtain this essential resource.

06:44Gaza relies heavily on external water sources, including the Mekorot water line from Israel,

06:50which is often threatened with closure.

06:53This has heightened fear of a major water shortage, exacerbating health risks due to

06:58contaminated water.

07:06We are suffering from the issue of drinking water and salty water.

07:10We wait for three or four days waiting for the truck carrying filtered water to come.

07:15We see a truck at the end of the street, we run towards it.

07:19We are waiting on the road since the morning waiting for water, we are suffering, one water

07:23is filtered and another is not.

07:26We are struggling and every day we are looking for a solution for the water problem.

07:30It's the month of Ramadan, we need to eat, drink and we want to break fast on good water

07:34not bad one, the salty water had really tired us.

07:38They say it is filtered but it turns out to be salty.

07:41Thanks God today a water truck came and we pray for God that we get one every day.

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