Desperation in Gaza: US Cuts Funds While Israeli Blockade Reinforces ‘Open-Air Prison’

AsiaNews: “Gaza is on the brink of collapse,” warns Sister Bridget Thige, the new director general of Caritas Jerusalem, who has been involved for years in projects to help the people of the Gaza Strip, afflicted by poverty and continuous wars.

The situation in Gaza has worsened in recent months and future prospects are not positive. The blockade that turned the Strip into an “open-air prison” from which it is “almost impossible” to get out continues. Report is here.