US EditionUNRWA Urges Israel to Lift Aid Blockade in Gaza
- On Sunday, UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini called on Israel to end the three-month blockade on aid entering Gaza, following contested accounts of Israeli troops opening fire on people gathered close to a humanitarian distribution site in Rafah.
- The blockade and recent violence stem from the Israeli-American Gaza Humanitarian Foundation operating a new distribution site secured by IDF and private contractors, bypassing UN agencies and amid competing narratives about who fired on civilians.
- Medical personnel at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis stated that they admitted 79 individuals on Sunday, primarily suffering from gunshot injuries, while international health officials and local authorities indicated that over 30 people were killed and upwards of 150 wounded near the aid distribution location.
- Lazzarini called the aid distribution system in Gaza a dangerous and degrading process that forces desperate individuals to travel long distances through heavily bombed regions, emphasizing that scaled-up, secure UN-coordinated deliveries are essential to prevent widespread hunger impacting one million children.
- The ongoing siege and restricted media access hinder clear fact-finding, while international calls grow for Israel to lift the blockade, allow unhindered aid, and enable independent reporting to prevent further humanitarian catastrophe.
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UNRWA urges Israel to lift aid blockade in Gaza
The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, urged Israel on Sunday to lift the aid blockade in Gaza. Lazzarini claimed on his social media platform that “aid distribution has become a death trap”. The head of UNRWA argues that aid distribution in Gaza can only be achieved through the UN. Because of this, Lazzarini urged Israel to lift the siege and allow the UN to man…
Through a publication on social network X, Lazzarini denounced that the point of distribution of humanitarian aid under the Israeli-American plan settled far away from the south of the city of Rafah, forcing thousands of desperate people suffering from hunger, to walk tens of miles, heading to the district reduced to ruins by Israel’s massive bombings. The general commissioner of that body emphasized that humanitarian supplies must be “wide and …
‘Hamas is doing everything in its power to prevent the successful distribution of food in Gaza’: IDF - The Canadian Media
Amid disputed reports of Israeli forces firing on civilians near a new privatised aid distribution point in southern Gaza, the head of the Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, said on Sunday that lifting the months-long aid blockade of the enclave is the only way to avoid “mass starvation”. Philippe Lazzarini posted on social media saying that
Lifting Of Israeli Blockade ‘the Only Way To Avert Mass Starvation’ In Gaza: UNRWA Chief – UN News
Philippe Lazzarini posted on social media saying that aid distribution “has become a death trap,” citing reports from international medical staff on the ground and local health authorities who reported at least 31 deaths and more than 150 injured as civilians were lining up to receive aid from the Israel and United States-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation – which bypasses existing aid agencies. ‘Humiliating system’ “A distribution point by the…
Rally calls for end of 'mass starvation' in Gaza
Hyde Park turned into a sea of red yesterday as thousands of supporters of Palestine wore the colour to protest the war in Gaza and the ongoing denial of humanitarian aid by Israel. The rally came as reports emerged of the massacre of dozens of starving Palestinians attending a centre for food aid being coordinated […] The post Rally calls for end of ‘mass starvation’ in Gaza appeared first on Central News.
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