Israel bans passage of people and humanitarian aid after controlling Rafah crossing

Israeli forces completely closed the border crossing in Rafain between Egypt It is Linkto the passage of people and any humanitarian aid after military control of this area was taken from the Palestinian side, said today the spokesperson for the United Nations Humanitarian Coordination Office, Jens Laerke.

“The Israel Defense Forces are completely ignoring all warnings about what this situation means.could mean for civilians and for humanitarian operations across the Gaza strip”denounced, in relation to this blockade that leaves the entire population of this Palestinian territory without access to the most essential aid to survive.

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By crossing Rafa So far, most of the limited humanitarian assistance Israel has allowed since the start of the war last October has come in.

The secondary crossing of Kerem Shalomin between Gaza and Israelwhere a small volume of humanitarian supplies have entered since last December, was closed again a few days ago due to Israel and was not reopened, although it was committed to U.S that would do it.

“This means that now the two main arteries for getting help Link “They are sealed, which makes this morning – when this situation became known – one of the darkest of the seven long months that this nightmare has lasted.”am sorry Laerke.

The Israeli authorities also do not allow humanitarian personnel from the UN approaches the border crossing to coordinate the resumption of humanitarian movements.

The limitations imposed by Israel to the flow of humanitarian supplies that could enter Link This is the reason why practically all aid was distributed almost immediately after entering the territory and why there was no food reservesdrinking water or fuel so the trucks can operate.

No fuel “the trucks, the generators (from hospitals and other essential locations) and communications equipment are in danger. “Everything stops working without diesel”explained the spokesperson.

76% of the city’s territory Rafa (southern tip of Gaza) is included in the area of evacuation of civilians ordered by Israel and where there are also three medical centers and six warehouses for humanitarian use.

Laerke confirmed that in the last few hours the population displaced in Rafa reacted with panic and despair to the warning of the Israeli armed incursion that occurred during the night, moving again to the devastated north of Link.

O UN indicated that it will try to find out from the Israeli authorities whether it also stopped at the Kerem Shalom examine the trucks they were supposed to transport aid Link in the coming hours and days through any of the entry points, including that of Erez in the north of the enclave, open to small amounts of aid for hundreds of thousands of people stayed in that sector of Gaza.

Source: Elcomercio

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