Martin Schupp, director of operations of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), said that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is desperate and difficult to describe. This was reported by RIA News.
He emphasized that it was difficult to find words for “what our colleagues in the field saw.” Schupp added that the ICRC cannot compare what we see today with what we have seen in the past.
He said the extent of devastation, despair and displacement among Gazans was immense.
Before that, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagari statedIt is stated that Israel has expanded the scope of its land maneuvers in the Gaza Strip.
7 October Hamas forces launched Several thousand rockets were launched into Israel and the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood was announced. Thousands of militants invaded Israeli territory, seizing dozens of military equipment and more than a hundred hostages. In this context, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announcedthat the country is at war.
The Israel Defense Forces intervention operation was called “Iron Swords” and one of its goals was the destruction of Hamas. Israeli Air Force applied Hundreds of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip were attacked, and Israel’s National Security Council decided to cut off the supply of water, food, goods, electricity and fuel to the strip. 13 October Israel reported The UN said 1.1 million Palestinians should be evacuated to southern Gaza within 24 hours before a ground operation in Gaza.
Formerly political scientist named One of the reasons why the Palestinian-Israeli conflict flared up.