内容摘要：Associated Press writer Geoff Mulvihill contributed from Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

Associated Press writer Geoff Mulvihill contributed from Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

Experts also warn the territory couldif Israel doesn’t stop its military campaign and fully lift its blockade — but the World Health Organization said last week that people are already starving.

“Everywhere you look, people are hungry. ... They point their fingers to their mouths showing that (they) need something to eat,” said Nestor Owomuhangi, the representative of the United Nations Population Fund for the Palestinian territories. “The worst has already arrived in Gaza.”For more than two months, Israel hasfrom entering the territory that is home to some 2 million Palestinians, as it carries out waves of airstrikes and ground operations. Palestinians in Gaza rely almost entirely on outside aid to survive because Israel’s offensive has destroyed almost all the territory’s food production capabilities.

After weeks of insisting Gaza had enough food, Israeland began allowing dozens of humanitarian trucks into the territory this week — including some carrying baby food.

Nouf Al-Arja, 30, who suffers from malnutrition, cooks for her family inside their tent in a camp for displaced Palestinians in Muwasi, Khan Younis, Gaza, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Nouf Al-Arja, 30, who suffers from malnutrition, cooks for her family inside their tent in a camp for displaced Palestinians in Muwasi, Khan Younis, Gaza, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)“When we’re doing the job, and it’s not all this other political stuff behind the scenes and everything else, we love this,” said George, adding that diving, which takes place early in the day so that the geoducks are on an airplane by evening, has allowed him to watch his kids grow up.

A customer looks at geoducks from Canada at a restaurant in Sanya in southern China’s Hainan province on Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)A customer looks at geoducks from Canada at a restaurant in Sanya in southern China’s Hainan province on Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Fellow diver Kyle Purser said he cherishes his underwater job, but now fears it’s being taken away.“When you’re watching your money disappear and you’ve got families to feed and not knowing when you’re going to get your next paycheck, (it’s) very stressful,” he said.