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United Nations humanitarian organizations in the occupied Palestinian territory appealed on Monday for funding to address the “spiraling” situation in the besieged Gaza Strip.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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According to a statement published by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the agencies requested some $25 million in funding during a meeting with diplomats in Jerusalem.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The additional funding would seek to “mitigate the effects of deep power cuts and lack of fuel” that have severely affected Gaza’s infrastructure -- such as water treatment plants and sewage systems -- and its health sector, the statement said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The funding would also help assist some 100,000 food-insecure families, the OCHA statement added.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Gaza, which marked its 10th year under an Israeli-enforced blockade last month, has struggled for years with power shortages due to limited fuel access and degraded infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_columns":"0","content_date_start":"2017-07-04 14:16:28","content_date_finish":"2017-07-04 14:16:28","content_date_register":"2017-07-04 14:19:38","content_date_last_edit":"2017-07-05 15:17:03","content_show_img":"1","content_show_details":"0","content_show_related_img":"0","content_show_slider":"1","content_show_title_slider":"1","content_comment":"1","content_score":"0","content_recorded":"0","content_confirmed":"0","content_status":"1","content_kind":"0","old_id":"0","tag_id":null,"tag_word":null,"tag_service":null,"tag_total":null,"tag_soundex":null,"attach_token":"1380365398","attach_date_register":"2017-07-04 14:19:36","attach_id":"404066","attach_file_ext":"jpg","attach_file_header":"image\/jpeg","attach_img_type":"2","attach_img_width":"1002","attach_img_height":"564","attach_file_media":"1","attach_show_watermark":"1","score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"visit_count":"652","visit_date_last":"2025-05-13 11:01:55","attach_title":"UN appeals for funding to address spiraling humanitarian crisis in Gaza 2","node_title":"news","ot_node_left_right":"[{\"node_id\":122, \"left\":2, \"right\":53}]"}]]