UN calls on Israel to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip | Middle East

2023-10-16 06:03:45

Buildings destroyed after an Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip in Rafah on October 14, 2023. (Photo: THX/TTXVN)

On October 15, the United Nations warned of a serious situation in the area Middle Eastat the same time said that more than 1 million people were forced to evacuate from the Northern Gaza Strip since the conflict broke out between Israel and Hamas forces on October 7.

In a statement, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the Gaza Strip is running out of electricity, water and other essential supplies.

The UN chief noted that UN stockpiles of food, water, medical supplies and fuel in Egypt, Jordan, the West Bank and Israel could be transferred within hours. , therefore, staff should be facilitated to be able to transport these goods into Gaza smoothly and safely.

Mr. Guterres called on Israel to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip and for the Hamas movement to immediately release all those detained.

The United Nations Secretary General affirmed that the United Nations has the responsibility to issue both of these calls because the Middle East region is “on the edge of the abyss.”

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Previously, Israel asked 1.1 million Palestinians to leave northern Gaza. On October 15, the Israeli army announced its readiness for a ground attack against Hamas forces in Gaza.

Head of the United Nations Palestine Refugee Relief Agency in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, said an estimated 1 million people were forced to flee their homes in the first week of conflict in the Gaza Strip. This number is expected to increase further in the near future.

The UN official also warned that Gaza is facing an “unprecedented humanitarian disaster” because of the blockade and bombing.

Before the press, he called for the alarm bell to sound because UNRWA staff in Gaza are currently unable to do so Humanitarian aid for the citizen.

The Health Authority in the Gaza Strip said at least 2,670 people have been killed and 9,600 injured due to Israeli air strikes in this territory since October 7.

Meanwhile, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced that more than 1,400 people in this country were killed while 120 Israelis were arrested by Hamas./.

Nguyen Hang (VNA/Vietnam+)