The United Nations issued a dire warning about restrictions on Hamas decide to extend ceasefire, says Qatar”>humanitarian aid in the Gaza Stripcataloging them as the most severe since the beginning of the conflict a year ago. James Elder, spokesperson for the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), highlighted that the situation for children is “worse every day.”
The Israeli offensive, unleashed after the attacks by the Islamist group Hamas On October 7, 2023, it devastated large areas of the enclave, intensifying operations in the north, where hundreds of thousands of people are trapped.
The delivery of humanitarian aid reached historic lows, with the month of August marking the level lowest attendance. Elder noted that for several days the entry of aid trucks was completely blocked. “We are probably witnessing the worst restrictions ever seen in terms of humanitarian aid,” he denounced.
Despite this crisis, the World Health Organization yesterday began a second phase of vaccination against polio, administering almost 93 thousand doses after the first case in 25 years. This campaign seeks to vaccinate more than 590 thousand children children under ten years old, although the situation remains unsustainable due to bombings and the forced evacuation of a large part of the territory.