Less than 5% of Gaza’s agricultural land is useable, UN assessment finds – Middle East Monitor

Less than five per cent of Gaza’s agricultural land can be cultivated due to damage and access restrictions “exacerbating the risk of famine in the area”, according to a UN assessment published yesterday, Reuters reported.

“This level of destruction is not just a loss of infrastructure – it is a collapse of Gaza’s agrifood system and of lifelines,” said Beth Bechdol, deputy director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) which…