Gaza food situation 'worst it's ever been', charity says – as UK promises £40m in aid
Her comments to Sky's come amid fresh international outcry over Israel's restrictions on aid, as the UK has joined together with 24 other countries to say: "The war in Gaza must end now."
Rachael Cummings, humanitarian director for Save The Children, is in Deir al Balah, a city in central where tens of thousands of people have sought refuge during repeated waves of mass displacement.
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She said: "One of my colleagues said to me yesterday, 'We are all walking together towards death'. And this is the situation now for people in Gaza.
"There is no food for their children, it's absolutely desperate here."
"The markets are empty," she said. "People may even have cash in their pockets yet they cannot buy bread [or] vegetables.
"My team have said to me, 'There's nothing in my house to feed my children, my children are crying all day, every day."
Israel launched a ground assault on Deir al Balah on Monday morning, .
Ms Cummings's comments came as the UK and 24 other nations issued a joint statement calling for a ceasefire.
The statement criticised aid distribution in Gaza, which is being managed by a US and Israel-backed organisation, Gaza Health Foundation.
"The Israeli government's aid delivery model is dangerous, fuels instability and deprives Gazans of human dignity," it said.
The 25 countries also called for the "immediate and unconditional release" of hostages captured by Hamas during the 7 October 2023 attacks.
Lammy promises £40m for Gaza aid
Foreign Secretary David Lammy later promised £40m for humanitarian assistance in Gaza.
He told MPs: "We are leading diplomatic efforts to show that there must be a viable pathway to a Palestinian state involving the Palestinian Authority, not Hamas, in the security and governance of the area.
"Hamas can have no role in the governance of Gaza, nor use it as a launchpad for terrorism."
Addressing the foreign secretaries' joint written statement, charity worker Liz Allcock - who works for Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) in Gaza - told Sky News: "While we welcome this, there have been statements in the past 21 months and nothing has changed.
"In fact, things have only got worse. And every time we think it can't get worse, it does."
"Without a reversal of the siege, the lack of supplies, the constant bombardment, the forced displacement, the killing, the militarisation of aid, we are going to collapse as a humanitarian response," she said.
"And this would do a grave injustice to the 2.2 million people we're trying to serve.
"An immediate and permanent ceasefire, and avenues for accountability in line with international law, is the minimum people here deserve."
The war in Gaza started in response to Hamas's attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, which killed 1,200 people and saw about 250 taken hostage.
More than 59,000 Palestinians have since been killed, with more than half being women and children, according to Gaza's health ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its count.
In recent weeks while waiting for food and aid.
The Israeli military has blamed Hamas militants for fomenting chaos and endangering civilians.
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