Food supply in Gaza 'deteriorating', Blinken says
King Abdullah II of Jordan talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a meeting to discuss the situation in Gaza. The Jordanian King warned against “catastrophic repercussions” of an ongoing Israeli campaign in the Gaza Strip. -/Royal Hashemite Court/dpa

The food supply for hundreds of thousands of people in the Gaza Strip has deteriorated, according to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The food situation for men, women and children is "very difficult" and "deteriorating," Blinken said on Sunday in Amman after visiting a warehouse of the World Food Programme (WFP). Much of the food delivered is ready to eat because people can hardly or not at all prepare it under current conditions. "This is the only way to effectively get what people need right now," Blinken added. Israel completely sealed off and attacked the Gaza Strip after the terrori...