The Palestinian government in Gaza announced that the Israeli army prevented the passage of humanitarian aid trucks sent to Gaza.
The Palestinian government in Gaza announced that the Israeli army had blocked the passage of humanitarian aid trucks sent to Gaza and was only allowing limited aid to enter. Attacks on Palestinian police and security personnel trying to secure the aid trucks also resulted in deaths and injuries.
Ismail Sevabite, the director of the government’s media office in Gaza, told the media that the Israeli army was turning a blind eye to armed groups plundering humanitarian aid. Sevabite said, “The Israeli army is turning a blind eye to armed gangs plundering aid trucks and stealing the money from truck drivers.” It was also stated that efforts by Palestinian security forces to receive this aid were also being thwarted.
Approximately 43,603 Palestinians have lost their lives in Israel’s attacks on Gaza since October 7. The vast majority of those killed are women and children. Civilian infrastructure in the region has also been severely damaged by the attacks and the blockade; hospitals and educational institutions are being targeted and destroyed.
Palestinians are struggling with hunger and famine due to the lack of humanitarian aid entering Gaza, which is under Israeli blockade. Thousands of dead trapped under the rubble are still waiting to be rescued due to the delay in the arrival of aid.
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is deepening day by day due to the Israeli blockade and the obstacles to the passage of aid. Palestinian authorities are calling for the intervention of the international community and the urgent delivery of aid to Gaza.
According to BBC, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel needed to allow a minimum of 350 lorries a day into Gaza, every day, by 12 November.
Sadly, this is not a surprise.#famine is likely happening in northern #Gaza
This is man made.
Hunger has been weaponized by the State of Israel.
This deprives people in Gaza of the basics including food to survive.
What is being allowed into Gaza is not enough, an… pic.twitter.com/3HDbqxcgIW
— Philippe Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini) November 9, 2024
But when asked if Israel had done enough since then to meet America’s demands, Louise Wateridge, Senior Emergency Coordinator there for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa), bluntly said “No”.
“There is not enough aid here. There are not enough supplies,”
– UNRAW base in central Gaza.
“People are starving in some areas. People are very hungry. They are fighting over bags of flour. There are just not enough supplies.”
According to Reuters, The UN is coordinating aid distribution at the floating dock but has remained adamant that aid deliveries by land are the “most viable, effective and efficient” way to combat the humanitarian crisis in the enclave of 2.3 million people.
