lIsraeli forces have completely closed the Rafah border crossing, between Egypt and Gaza, to the passage of people and any humanitarian aid after taking military control of this area on the Palestinian side, said today the spokesman for the United Nations Humanitarian Coordination Office, Jens Laerke.
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“Israel’s defense forces are completely ignoring all warnings of what this could mean for civilians and for humanitarian operations throughout the Gaza Strip,” he denounced, in relation to this blockade that leaves no access to further aid. essential for survival of the entire population of this Palestinian territory.
Until now, most of the limited humanitarian assistance that Israel has allowed since the start of the war entered through the Rafah crossing.
Until now, most of the limited humanitarian assistance that Israel has allowed since the start of the war last October entered through the Rafah crossing.
“This means that now the two main arteries to get aid into Gaza are sealed, which means that this morning – when this situation became known – it has been one of the darkest in the seven long months how long this nightmare lasts,” Laerke lamented.
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A Palestinian shows a leaflet dropped by an Israeli plane warning them to evacuate ahead of military operations in Rafah, Gaza.
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The limitations imposed by Israel on the flow of humanitarian supplies that could enter Gaza is the reason why virtually all aid has been distributed almost immediately upon entry into the territory and that there are no reserves of food, drinking water or fuel so the trucks can run.
76% of the territory of the town of Rafah (southern tip of Gaza) is included in the civilian evacuation area ordered by Israel and where there are also three medical centers and six warehouses for humanitarian use.
Humanitarian aid trucks enter the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.
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Laerke confirmed that in recent hours the displaced population in Rafah has reacted with panic and desperation to the warning from the Israeli armed incursion that took place at night, moving again even towards the devastated north of Gaza.
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