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Israel prevented UNRWA from providing aid

Israel prevented UNRWA from providing aid

The United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) announced through its head that Israel has now become… It is officially prohibited from providing food aid In its northern part Gaza strip.

“Despite the tragedy unfolding before our eyes, the Israeli authorities have informed the United Nations that they will no longer approve the entry of any further UNRWA food convoys into the northern part” of the Gaza Strip, Philippe Lazzarini wrote yesterday, Sunday, in X, stressing that the service remains “The essential lifeline for Palestinian refugees.”

Essentially, UNRWA has been unable to distribute aid in this part of Gaza, where the risk of famine is increasing. From January 29Its spokeswoman, Juliette Thoma, explained. On the contrary, it can continue its activities in the southern part of the Palestinian Strip, as reported by APE-MPE.

WHO Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus responded that “preventing UNRWA from providing food essentially means depriving people suffering from hunger of the possibility of survival,” and called on Israel to review this decision “urgently.”

COGAT, an agency of the Israeli Ministry of Defense responsible for political activities in the Palestinian territories, responded today that “UNRWA has long refused” to participate “in the distribution of aid in northern Gaza.”

Kojat also confirmed that “It works with humanitarian agencies and other UN agencies to pave the way for large amounts of aid. To northern Gaza.

The office noted that “over the past month, more than 350 trucks carrying food supplies and other aid” were able to enter the Gaza Strip.

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