Food security in Gaza improves but remains fragile: UN

ROME: Food security and child nutrition have improved across the Gaza Strip, but remain fragile because only one aid crossing point is open, the United Nations' World Food Programme said on Thursday (Jul 23).The Rome-based organisation noted "an improvement in food security and child nutrition across the Gaza Strip", but "cautioned that the progress, driven largely by expanded access to humanitarian food, nutrition, agricultural and health assistance, remains fragile"."While access into Gaza has improved, only one crossing - Kerem Shalom/Abu Salem - in the south of Gaza remains open, limiting the flow of essential goods," the World Food Programme (WFP) said in a statement.There has been a "significant" increase in food and nutritional aid since the ceasefire agreement was reached in Octobe