The agency assured that they will suspend their operations due to lack of fuel and continuous Israeli bombing. Meanwhile, more than 200 thousand people were left without drinking water.
The agency of the United Nations Organization (UN) for Palestinian refugees, Unrwawarned that he must suspend the entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza due to the fuel lock and the Israeli Army bombings. According to what they announced, the suspension will start in 48 hoursand will affect the civilian population and facilities, such as the Al Shifa hospital, the largest in the enclave, where seven premature babies and 27 intensive care patients died due to lack of electricity.
“Humanitarian operations in Gaza will be paralyzed in the next 48 hours, as fuel is not allowed into Gaza,” he said. Thomas White, the director of UNRWA, on the social network X (formerly Twitter). “Two of our main water distribution subcontractors stopped work, which left 200,000 people without drinking water“he added.
From the Hamas attack on IsraelOn October 7, Israel began a blockade of the Palestinian enclavein which it cut off electricity, drinking water and fuel supplies, at the same time incessantly bombards the civilian population in their homes, schools, kindergartens and hospitals.
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The Deputy Minister of Health of the Gaza Strip, Yusef Abu Rishstated yesterday that an Israeli bombing destroyed the building of the cardiology service of the Al Shifa hospital in Gaza City, the largest in the Palestinian territory controlled by the Hamas movement. Furthermore, due to the lack of fuel to run the generators, the hospital was without electricityreported the Ministry of Health.
The Israeli Army had said yesterday in a statement that the soldiers carrying out the offensive in Gaza “they opened and secured a passage which allows the evacuation of the civilian population, on foot and in ambulances, from the Shifa, Rantisi and Nasser hospitals.” But the families who tried to leave the Al Shifa hospital assured having been shot when they wanted to evacuate, confirmed the Gaza Ministry of Health.
Qatar negotiates the release of hostages in Gaza
Qatar is mediating between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas for the liberation of 10 and 15 hostages held captive in Gaza in exchange for a ceasefire for one or two days. “Negotiations mediated by the Qataris are taking place, in coordination with the United States“, they anticipated.
Qatar is where Hamas has its political bureauand contributed millions of dollars in financial aid to Gaza. Furthermore, she had previously participated in the mediation which led to the release of four hostages.
Last Sunday, the Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed bin Abdelrahman al Thanistated that his country is determined to continue with mediation workdespite the difficulties “caused by the actions of the Israeli occupation” on the ground.
Source: Ambito
