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UN warns Gaza farming risks rise
UN says Gaza farmers face growing risks as land access shrinks.
In brief
UN says Gaza farmers face growing risks as land access shrinks. UN Food and Agriculture Organization warns increasing restrictions on Gaza agricultural land threaten Palestinian farmers' ability to plant crops. Originally reported by Vaticannews.
UN warns Gaza farming risks rise
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization warns that increasing restrictions on access to agricultural land in Gaza increases risks to Palestinian farmers.
Yellow Line expands into western Gaza
The so-called Yellow Line of demarcation, controlled by the Israeli military, continues to expand into western Gaza, limiting farmers’ access to farmland.
UNICEF reports child casualties
UNICEF says more than 340 children have been reported killed and hundreds more injured in Gaza in the little over a year since a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas was announced.
“for families mourning the loss of their children, those terrible statistics do not equate with a ceasefire”
The takeaway
UN Food and Agriculture Organization warns increasing restrictions on Gaza agricultural land threaten Palestinian farmers' ability to plant crops.
