“Today no aid has arrived from anywhere in Gaza”: UNRWA
- May 8, 2024
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In this Wednesday No humanitarian aid arrived in GazaDespite Israel’s announcement of the opening of the Kerem Shalom crossing in the south of the enclave, the UN agency
In this Wednesday No humanitarian aid arrived in GazaDespite Israel’s announcement of the opening of the Kerem Shalom crossing in the south of the enclave, the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said.
“Today no aid has arrived from anywhere in Gaza. Period,” he said. EFE Jonathan Fowler, one of the agency’s representatives.
The Israeli military said in a statement that the Kerem Shalom crossing, which was closed after Hamas fired a dozen shells at the crossing and killed four soldiers on Sunday, had reopened to the entry of humanitarian aid.
A child reacts as Palestinians wait for food during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan as Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip continue. Scene March 13, 2024. Photo: Reuters
EFE tried to contact several representatives COGAT, Israeli military organization which manages civil affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories to try to confirm whether aid has reached the enclave since the opening, but didn’t receive a response.
Israel generally considers all vehicles arriving at military checkpoints to be entry points for humanitarian aid trucks, but this does not mean that the appropriate vehicles have been allocated.
No fuel or aid has reached the Gaza Strip, which is disastrous for humanitarian aid, Fowler said.
Palestinians inspect the site after Israel attacked a house in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, May 8, 2024. Photo: Reuters
Rafah checkpoint remains closed by Israel
On the other hand, the Rafah crossing at the southern end of the strip is closed after the Israeli army captured it as part of a military operation in the east of the city that left dozens dead after two days of intense fighting. bombardment.
“The closure of this key entry point into the Gaza Strip jeopardizes humanitarian assistance, leaving supplies of fuel, food, medicine and water at minimal levels, and the population trapped in the midst of new fighting,” the humanitarian organization said this Wednesday. Doctors Without Borders.
The group said medical staff and patients were evacuated from Al Najar Hospital earlier this week and the European hospital in the Gaza Strip was no longer accessible.
“Although MSF is currently still operating in the Indonesian field hospital in Rafah, where it provides post-operative care, the organization’s teams have begun to discharge patients who meet the necessary criteria,” the organization said. (EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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