2023-11-13 21:43:00
GAZA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) — The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) announced on Monday that its humanitarian operations in Gaza would be suspended within 48 hours.
In a statement posted on social media platform fuel.
“This morning, two of our main water distribution providers stopped working, they simply ran out of fuel,” said the UN official, stressing that 200,000 people would be deprived of drinking water as a result.
Mentioning that “over the past three weeks, following close coordination with the Israeli government, UNRWA managed to gain access to a large fuel tank in Gaza, on the border with Egypt”, Mr. White lamented : “But this tank is now empty.”
Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on October 7, firing thousands of rockets and infiltrating the Jewish state’s territory, to which Israel responded with massive airstrikes, ground operations and punitive measures, including a siege. of the Gaza Strip with the cutting of supplies of water, electricity, fuel and other basic necessities. END
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