7 hours agoChaos in Gaza amid relief efforts, UN: Israeli pauses insufficient in the face of this 21st century cruelty
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)The Israeli Army announced at the weekend that it will implement daily 10 hour pauses in military operations to improve the humanitarian response” in Gaza, while aides began to enter the territory, chaotic images have emerged during efforts to get them. According to the Israeli Army announcement, military activity will be halted by hour [...]
According to the Israeli Army's announcement, military activity will be halted from 10:00 to 8:00 local time in three populated areas: El Mawasi, Deir al-Balah in the center and northern part of Gaza City. While these disruptions will allow the UN and other organisations to distribute food and medicines “until a second announcement of”.
However, the Israeli Army stressed that it will continue offensive operations against militant groups in Gaza, supporting humanitarian efforts, “aimed at protecting Israeli civilians”.
Meanwhile, UN humanitarian aid chief Tom Fletcher said the situation in Gaza is at a critical point: “One in three people has not eaten for days including humanitarian employees.” He described yesterday's sending of aid as “a point in the ocean”.
According to Fletcher, the next “will be crucial” to the fate of the crisis. He also stressed that he has spoken with survivors of the October 7th attacks on Israel, who have told him that they want the aid to reach the people in Gaza.
Meanwhile, regarding Israeli claims that aid is located in Gaza but is not being distributed by UN agencies, Fletcher responded that the UN's focus is on helping move, but drivers face “componental barriers” and security problems.
Asked how long humanitarian pauses will last, Fletcher said that from the field team it was announced that it would last “around a week”, which he said is “inexcisely insufficient” in the face of what he described as the “a 21x5> atrocities.
