“Families continue to face difficulties” as access to essential assistance is limited and many people are living in overcrowded shelters and damaged homes, UNRWA underlined.
Stock up on tents, bedding items and other essential supplies decreasing rapidlyAccording to the UN agency responsible for coordinating humanitarian relief, some humanitarians are buying whatever they can – clothing, bedding, basic kitchen items – from local markets. OCHA.
The United Nations “continues to provide vital assistance despite”Supply has declined due to increased restrictions since the regional surge began“OCHA underlined.
More than 400,000 liters of fuel were successfully collected on Tuesday, while UN aid teams and partners working in water, sanitation and hygiene collected seven truckloads of supplies from Kerem Shalom.
Help Barriers
The Kerem Shalom crossing is the only operational crossing through which humanitarian and commercial cargo can enter the strip.
“This is not sustainable, as both the humanitarian and commercial sectors are subject to the same constraints at Kerem Shalom crossings.” OCHA said.
“Whereas The recent Israeli announcement to reopen Rafah has not yet been implementedDeputy UN spokesman Farhan Haq said the UN stands ready to resume medical evacuations and support people returning to Gaza.
The United Nations continues to call for safe, unimpeded humanitarian access to ensure that those in need receive the assistance they urgently need.
Fear of increasing impunity
Warning that the situation in Gaza was becoming dangerously normalized, UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini said, “Amid escalating conflicts in the Middle East, impunity reigns and disproportionate actions are being normalized.”
“It is a vicious cycle: The more violations, the stronger the culture of impunity becomes…Failing to address abuses and allowing the strongest law to prevail will result in retaliation around the world.”
