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Number of Aid Trucks Entering Gaza in Past Month 'Far Too Low', European Commissioner Says
Number of Aid Trucks Entering Gaza in Past Month 'Far Too Low', European Commissioner Says
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - There has not been enough humanitarian aid delivered to the Gaza Strip to sustain the conflict-affected population of the exclave, with only... 07.11.2023, Sputnik Africa
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According to Lenarcic, "the biggest challenge at the moment for the civilian population of Gaza is humanitarian access."He explained that while his department has increased funding and provided logistical support, the challenges of accessing the Strip, which has been under daily Israeli bombardment since the start of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict on October 7, remain.He added that there was an urgent need to increase the volume of humanitarian aid entering Gaza. The second challenge, the official said, is to provide essential supplies to all those in need, both in the south and north of the exclave. Lenarcic also reiterated calls for the lifting of restrictions on the entry of fuel into the Gaza Strip, which is needed to keep hospitals and bakeries running, and to allow humanitarian workers to deliver aid inside the exclave. On October 7, the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas launched a surprise attack against Israel from Gaza, killing and abducting people in neighboring Israeli communities. The movement said its "Al-Aqsa flood" operation came in response to provocations and occupation of Palestinian territories.Israel retaliated by bombing the entire Gaza Strip, home to more than 2.5 million people, by land, sea and air, bombing homes, schools, hospitals and mosques with hundreds of thousands of tons of large bombs. In addition, the Jewish state has imposed a blockade on the Strip, cutting off supplies of water, food, medicine, electricity and fuel. In addition, more than 150 Palestinians have been killed by the Israelis in the occupied territories of the West Bank.On October 27, Israel launched a large-scale ground incursion into Gaza with the declared goal of eliminating Hamas and freeing Israeli captives.
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Number of Aid Trucks Entering Gaza in Past Month 'Far Too Low', European Commissioner Says
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - There has not been enough humanitarian aid delivered to the Gaza Strip to sustain the conflict-affected population of the exclave, with only 500 aid trucks entering the territory in the past month, while humanitarian access remains complicated, European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic said on Tuesday.
According to Lenarcic, "the biggest challenge at the moment for the civilian population of
Gaza is humanitarian access."
He explained that while his department has increased funding and provided logistical support, the challenges of accessing the Strip, which has been under daily Israeli bombardment since the start of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict on October 7, remain.
"First challenge is the volume of humanitarian aid that is able to get through. The number of trucks that are able to enter the Gaza Strip is far too low. So far in this one month, about 500 trucks have been able to enter the Gaza Strip with humanitarian aid. This compares with 500 trucks per day before the latest escalation," Lenarcic told reporters.
He added that there was an urgent need to increase the volume of humanitarian aid entering Gaza.
The second challenge, the official said, is to provide essential supplies to all those in need, both in the south and north of the exclave.
Lenarcic also reiterated calls for the lifting of restrictions on the entry of fuel into the Gaza Strip, which is needed to keep hospitals and bakeries running, and to allow humanitarian workers to deliver aid inside the exclave.
On October 7, the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas launched a surprise attack against Israel from Gaza, killing and abducting people in neighboring Israeli communities. The movement said its "Al-Aqsa flood" operation came in response to provocations and occupation of Palestinian territories.
Israel retaliated by bombing the
entire Gaza Strip, home to more than 2.5 million people, by land, sea and air, bombing homes, schools, hospitals and mosques with hundreds of thousands of tons of large bombs. In addition, the Jewish state has imposed a blockade on the Strip, cutting off supplies of water, food, medicine, electricity and fuel. In addition, more than 150 Palestinians have been killed by the Israelis in the occupied territories of the West Bank.
On October 27, Israel launched a large-scale ground
incursion into Gaza with the declared goal of eliminating Hamas and freeing Israeli captives.
