ministry and concern is growing over the shortage of food. the united nations is warning of looming famine, with half of gaza s population now in a food emergency. people living in isolated northern areas have told the bbc that children are going without food for days, and animalfeed is being used to make bread. one in four households is facing a catastrophic lack of food, according to the un, because of renewed fighting and aid convoys still being regularly blocked from reaching some areas. we start our coverage with this special report from our middle east correspondent lucy williamson. in the middle of a war, a battle for survival. men sent to fight over cans of beans and sacks of flour. the un is warning that famine is coming fast, to gaza s northern areas, as aid arrives more slowly. this, the first aid to arrive here for 11 days, brings crowds surging close to israeli forces. who fire to push them back. in northern areas, residents say children aren t eating for days.
concern is growing over the shortage of food. the united nations is warning of looming famine, with half of gaza s population now in a food emergency. people living in isolated northern areas have told the bbc that children are going without food for days, and they re using animal feed to make bread. one in four households is facing a catastrophic lack of food, according to the un, because of renewed fighting and aid convoys being regularly blocked from reaching some areas. our middle east correspondent lucy williamson has this report. in the middle of a war, a battle for survival. men sent to fight over cans of beans and sacks of flour. the un is warning that famine is coming fast, to gaza s northern areas, as aid arrives more slowly. this, the first aid to arrive here for 11 days, brings crowds surging close to israeli forces. who fire to push them back. in northern areas, residents say children aren t eating for days. in some places they are tapping waterfrom underground p
for days, and they re using animalfeed to make bread. one in four households is facing a catastrophic lack of food, according to the un, because of renewed fighting and aid convoys being regularly blocked from reaching some areas. 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson has this special report. in the middle of a war, a battle for survival. men sent to fight over cans of beans and sacks of flour. the un is warning that famine is coming fast, to gaza s northern areas, as aid arrives more slowly. this, the first aid to arrive here for 11 days, brings crowds surging close to israeli forces. who fire to push them back. in northern areas, residents say children aren t eating for days. in some places they are tapping waterfrom underground pipes. translation: we are back to the stone age, 30, - 40, 50,000 years ago. we dig water out, filter it from sand and use it for cooking. the un says israel s army blocked more than half the aid deliveries to northern areas last month, and
we begin this hour in gaza, where concern is growing over the shortage of food. the united nations is warning of looming famine, with half of gaza s population now in a food emergency. people living in isolated northern areas have told the bbc that children are going without food for days, and animalfeed is being used to make bread. one in four households is facing a catastrophic lack of food, according to the un, because of renewed fighting and aid convoys still being regularly blocked from reaching some areas. we start our coverage with this special report from our middle east correspondent lucy williamson. in the middle of a war, a battle for survival. men sent to fight over cans of beans and sacks of flour. the un is warning that famine is coming fast, to gaza s northern areas, as aid arrives more slowly. this, the first aid to arrive here for 11 days, brings crowds surging close to israeli forces. who fire to push them back. in northern areas, residents say children aren
we begin this hour in the middle east. there s growing concern over food shortages in gaza, with the united nations warning of looming famine. people living in isolated northern areas have told the bbc that children are going without food for days, and that animal feed is being used to make bread. with renewed fighting and aid convoys still regularly blocked from reaching some areas, half of gaza s population is now in a food emergency, according to the un. it says one in four households is facing a catastrophic lack of food. we start our coverage with this special report from our middle east correspondent lucy williamson. in the middle of a war, a battle for survival men sent the fight over cans of beans, and sacks of flour. the un is warning that famine is coming fast, to gaza s northern areas. as aid arrives more slowly. this the first aid to arrive here for ii this the first aid to arrive here for 11 days brings crowds surging close to israeli forces. who fire to push the