The UN Secretary -General has warned that all authorized help so far is equal to “a teaspoon” when what is needed in Gaza is “a help with the avalanche”.
The Secretary General of the UN, António Guterressaid Friday that the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip live, which can be the “most cruel” phase with the blockade of the access of humanitarian aid by Israel.
“During the day Almost 80 daysIsrael has blocked vital help access. The entire population of Gaza is confronted with the risk of famine, families are hungry and the most basic products are denied with the appearance of the world in real time, “Guternes said in a press conference at the UN headquarters in New York.
The Secretary General has confirmed that in recent days the arrival in Gaza van Almost 400 trucks Through the border pass of Kerem Shalom, but they have only been able to collect supplies from 115 of them He has influenced vehicles, moreover, he is not “nothing” of this help to the north besieged from the strip.
The Israeli government reported on Friday that it allowed access on Thursday 107 trucks From the UN and the international community to the comic.
For his part, the UN said they had entered Gaza 198 trucksOf which 90 were spread over the territory, loaded with health sources or bakery From the strip, usually.
Plunder and despair
However, the incidents in the distribution of aid are often occurred, because the complaints that the help that comes in is insufficient and the desperation of the people before receiving help after three months of total blockade from Israel to the strip.
Guterres has today warned that all authorized help so far so far equivalent to “to a teaspoon” When what is needed in Gaza is ‘a help with the avalanche’.
And he has been taken against the “unnecessary” delay procedures and the Strict quota imposed by the Israeli authorities on the goods divided by the Agency: “Prime -Need -Articles are forbidden, such as fuel, cooking gas and supplies to purify water”.
Before the start of the hostilities, a daily average of About 500 trucks With basic goods for the population, already considered insufficiently by humanitarian organizations.
All this while the Israeli military offensive intensifies “with horrible levels of death and destruction” and 80 % of Gaza is referred to as a militarized zone by Israel or is forced to move.
Source: EITB
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