Philippe Lazzarini, Head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), requested the opening of a second crossing point on the Egypt-Gaza border to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. writes about this TASS.
The diplomat emphasized that the amount of food and medicine currently entering the Gaza Strip through the Rafah checkpoint is “much less than necessary” and that the “cutting of communication and internet services” in the sector also interferes with the work of the humanitarian mission. Lazzarini also reported the tragic deaths of 60 mission staff during the bombardment.
Before this at the UN commented Israel does not allow the flow of fuel to Gaza.
The situation in the Middle East has worsened since thousands of Hamas militants infiltrated Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7. More than two hundred hostages were captured.
Hamas movement today launched Several thousand rockets were launched into Israel and the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood was announced. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcedthat the country is at war.
The Israel Defense Forces operation was called “Iron Swords” and one of its goals was the destruction of Hamas.
Hollywood actors before wrote a letter Biden called for the fire in Israel and Gaza to be stopped.