Tom Fletcher, UN Humanitarian Chief: Is the world doing enough to get aid into Gaza?

Tom Fletcher, Chief of Humanitarian Affairs for the United
Nations, tells Fergal Keane, the BBC’s special correspondent,
that Israel is subjecting Gaza to enforced starvation. Gaza faced
an aid blockade of nearly three months - now, limited supplies of
food, medicine and fuel are being allowed into the territory. But
Israel argues Hamas is stealing food aid.


Mr Fletcher has drawn criticism himself for some of the claims he
has made about the impact of the blockade, which were retracted
by the UN. Now, he says he regrets his choice of words. Israel’s
military campaign began in October 2023 following a cross-border
attack by Hamas which killed around 1,200 people, and saw 251
taken hostage. More than 54,000 people have been killed in Gaza
since the war began, according to the Hamas-run health ministry


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