Israel maintains minimal aid delivery to Gaza amid hunger crisis
The aid agency continues to criticize Israel after it announced the dispatch of a small truck convoy.
Cogat, an Israeli military institution responsible for civil affairs in the occupied Palestinian territory, confirmed on Friday that 107 trucks entered the enclave the day before, containing flour, medicines and equipment.
However, aid agencies and others condemn Israel's policy, allowing only minimal aid to Gaza, which the Israeli military has been blocking for nearly three months.
They insist that these supplies are far from enough for the millions trapped in the territory, and that even a small amount, due to Israeli attacks and robberies, did not create supplies.
Israel announced on Sunday that it will allow goods “Minimum” Humanitarian aid has entered the territory for the first time since the full lockdown was imposed in early March.
In a warning against famine and humanitarian disasters, Israel said the decision to allow Gaza aid was driven by diplomatic issues.
Global anger has been growing as 11 weeks of siege progresses, putting 2.1 million people in Gaza on the brink of hunger and depleting drug and fuel supplies.
The delivery of aid from the United Nations Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher “a decline in the ocean” and warned that a greater opportunity is needed to resolve the escalating crisis.
The United Nations estimates that at least 500 aid trucks are needed per day. According to Kogart, only 300 trucks have entered since Monday's announcement, including Thursday's fleet.
Attack and robbery
The aid agency also noted that even aid allowed to enter Gaza did not reach people.
“Due to insecurity, the risk of robbery, delays in coordination of approvals and inappropriate avenues provided by Israeli forces, these challenges remain unsuitable for freight operations,” said the United Nations Office for Coordinating Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Hamas officials said Friday that the Israeli air strikes killed at least six Palestinians to prevent predators from protecting aid trucks.
Palestinian Aid Group's Umbrella Network said that only 119 aid trucks have entered Gaza since Israel eased its lockdown on Monday, and that distribution has been hampered by looting, including armed men.
“They stole food for children and families suffering from severe hunger,” the network said in a statement.
In southern Gaza, 15 trucks were robbed on their way to WFP-backed bakery, the UN World Food Program said on Friday.
“Most people live on food debris”
Inside Gaza, the situation is still deteriorating.
Dr. Ahmed Al-Farrah of Nasser Hospital told Al Jazeera that the health system was overwhelmed.
“Most people live in stocked food residues now,” he said. “I predict that there will be many victims due to food insecurity.”
Palestinian Ministry of Health officials said on Thursday At least 29 children and elderly people died In recent days, there are thousands of reasons related to hunger.
A spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the aid was allocated through the UN mechanism, but stressed that reaching Gaza was “not enough”.
If Israel does not propose aid restrictions, leaders in the UK, France and Canada warned Israel on Monday, including possible sanctions, including possible sanctions.
A joint statement issued by the UK government said: “The Israeli government denies that basic humanitarian assistance to civilians is unacceptable and has the potential to violate international humanitarian law.”
It added: “We will not hesitate to take further action, including targeted sanctions.”
In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office accused the three of “historically wrong side” and “supporting “mass murderers, rapists, infant killers and kidnappers.”