The United Nations warned this Friday that the volumes of humanitarian aid that have been able to reach Gaza from its various border crossings have been reduced by half since May, when Israel closed the Rafah crossing.
The deputy spokesperson for the UN Secretary General, Florencia Soto Niño, indicated in a press conference that this aid has decreased from a daily average of 169 trucks in April to less than 80 trucks in June and July.
Furthermore, at the Kerem Shalom crossing, the aid received has fallen more than 80% in the last three months, Soto Niño said.
Last May, the Israel Defense Forces reported the closure of this crossing, in the south of the Gaza Strip and key for the entry of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave, after an alleged new missile attack by Hamas.
According to the spokesperson, humanitarian assistance missions that require coordination with the Israeli authorities continue to be denied or prevented.
As of Thursday, only 24 of the 67 planned aid missions to northern Gaza have been facilitated by Israel and it is the same scenario in the south, where of some 100 humanitarian missions, only about half could come to fruition.
The rest were denied, prevented or canceled for security, logistical or operational reasons, he explained.
Soto Niño also added that 60.000 Palestinians were forcibly relocated in the last 72 hours due to Israel’s evacuation orders in Khan Yunis (southern Gaza Strip).
Last Saturday, the Israeli Army ordered the displacement of civilians from the southern neighborhoods of said city towards the Mawasi area, whose perimeter is increasingly smaller.
Thus, the spokesperson reported that it is considered that more than 80% of the Gaza Strip has received evacuation orders since October last year.
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2024-08-11 18:07:32
