A day after the announcement of the Israeli government, assistance for the needy population arrived for the first time in the Gaza Strip. Five trucks had reached the coastal area after a thorough safety check, said a Palestinian authority.
As reported, the Israeli government has not left any assistance in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of March. The country accuses the prevailing Hamas to sell the relief supplies profitably to finance their hunters and weapons. On Sunday, the government finally announced surprisingly to allow assistance to the area.
In a statement it was said that it was a recommendation from the Israeli army. Apparently, however, the US government should also have played a role. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the ‘best friends in the world’ had promised him some help to achieve the war goals. However, the “photos of hunger, mass hunger” are unbearable for them. The pressure of the US should have taken Netanyahu with him to lift the blockade.
Criticism
From his legal -religious government coalition, there had been more violent criticism of this decision. Israel’s head of the government then emphasized on Monday morning that initially only a minimal amount of food would be in the area. The Palestinian Cogat Authority announced that, among other things, baby food had been delivered. Israeli media reported that relief supplies such as flower and fuel will be brought in the future. A new mechanism must be implemented at the end of the month to regulate distribution on site.
According to reports, the goods may only be distributed by a few locations in the Gaza Strip. People who enter this humanitarian zone would be controlled by the Israeli army, said it. In this way it is to prevent members of Hamas from entering the area and reaching the products.
Source: Krone
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