United Nations. The UN Security Council, after taking note of Israel’s promise to open more crossings for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, called this Thursday for “more” to be done in the face of the threat of “imminent famine” in the Palestinian territory. .
Council members expressed their “deep concern about the human cost of the conflict, the catastrophic humanitarian situation and the threat of imminent famine” and called for “the immediate removal of all obstacles to the delivery of humanitarian aid” to the civilian population.
In the statement issued on Thursday they said they had “taken note of Israel’s announcement that it would open the Erez border crossing and authorize the use of the port of Ashdod for aid to Gaza, but stressed that more must be done” to provide capable humanitarian aid. to address the “magnitude” of the needs of Gazans.
They also insist on the “need to implement this decision immediately and completely in a sustainable manner.”
Last week, after a serious warning from Washington, Israel announced the opening of the Erez border crossing and the use of the Israeli port of Ashdod (south), located 35 kilometers north of Gaza.
But these measures have not yet been applied. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant assured the Council on Wednesday that the measures were in preparation.
The Council also stressed the need for a “full, transparent and exhaustive investigation” into the deaths of seven humanitarian workers from the NGO World Central Kitchen, in an attack by the Israeli army in early April.
He also condemned the deaths of “at least 224” aid workers since the start of the conflict in Gaza, as well as “all violence and hostilities against civilians.”
The war broke out on October 7, when Hamas commandos infiltrated from the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented attack on southern Israel, killing 1,170 people, most of them civilians, according to an AFP report based on official Israeli data.
In retaliation, Israel has vowed to annihilate Hamas, which it considers a terrorist organization, as have the United States and the European Union.
His army has launched an offensive that has so far claimed 33,545 lives in Gaza, most of them civilians, according to the Hamas Health Ministry.
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