Citing the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters that the percentage of humanitarian movements denied by Israeli authorities more than doubled, jumping from 7% in June to 15% in July.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has warned that thousands of civilians in Gaza are at the risk of imminent starvation urging for delivery of humanitarian aid into the besieged Strip.
In a joint statement, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, and EU Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Le, warned that “the very fabric of civil society is unravelling,” and that civilians in Gaza, who are suffering from hunger, are now resorting to desperate measures to obtain the limited aid that ...
“The situation in Gaza became a situation of total lawlessness. Most of the trucks with humanitarian aid inside Gaza are now looted because this is a war that is different from any other one,” Guterres said at a news conference when he was asked about the UN efforts to overcome “the lawlessness” hampering humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza.
The United Nations has not been able to receive humanitarian aids at Karem Shalom crossing since June 18, a spokesperson of the UN Secretary-General said.
The amount of humanitarian aids entering the besieged Gaza Strip has reduced to one-third since the Israeli regime began its invasion against Rafah, a UN official reported.
Israeli officials, Palestinian businessmen, Western diplomats revealed that Tel Aviv engaged in planning 4 such aid convoys to northern Gaza over last week, reports New York Times
As the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip are suffering from severe shortage of food, water and medical aids, Israeli settlers prevent the trucks carrying humanitarian aid from reaching Gaza.
The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution demanding more humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza but fell short of urging for an immediate ceasefire.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has announced Tehran’s readiness to send humanitarian aid for the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip through Egypt as Israeli regime continues bloodshed of the civilians for over a month.
Iran’s Red Crescent has sent the first batch of humanitarian aids for the Palestinian people. The aids are bound for Egypt and then the Rafah Crossing which is the only route to reach the besieged Gaza Strip.
This year’s Global Humanitarian Assistance Report by the UK-based non-profit, Development Initiatives, revealed that humanitarian crises had deepened across the globe in 2022.
The conference spelled another disaster in terms of donor funding for UNRWA, with only $107 million pledged out of the $300m the agency needs to provide basic services in education and healthcare from September to December this year.
Syria has received the first batch of Iran’s humanitarian assistance as 7.8 magnitude earthquake leaves thousands of people dead and injured in the Arab country.
"The Humanitarian Response Plan for 2023 estimates that 2.1 million Palestinians across the occupied Palestinian territory need humanitarian assistance," UNOCHA shared.