The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, warned that the situation for civilians in northern Gaza is “unbearable” and said that Israel continues to deny the delivery of basic humanitarian aid and cause “horrible levels of death.”
According to Guterres, “the situation of Palestinian civilians trapped in northern Gaza is unbearable,” with hundreds of deaths in recent weeks, according to data from the Gaza Ministry of Health, and more than 60,000 newly displaced people, many of whom will not have home to return to.
“Repeated efforts to deliver essential humanitarian aid for survival (food, medicine and shelter) continue to be denied by the Israeli authorities, with some exceptions, putting countless lives at risk,” Guterres spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement. release.
The spokesperson also highlighted that this stoppage in humanitarian aid has postponed the last phase of the polio vaccination campaign in northern Gaza, which may affect thousands of children.
“The Secretary-General is shocked by the horrific levels of death, injury and destruction in the north (of Gaza), with civilians trapped in ruins and the wounded and sick without life-saving treatment and families without food or shelter, to which are added families separated and many people detained,” said Dujarric.
Northern Gaza, specifically Jabalia, Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun, have faced an unprecedented military siege since October 4, with more than 800 people dead and the health system collapsed after repeated attacks and raids by Israeli forces. who want the remaining population to move to Gaza City. EFE
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