Scott Anderson, from the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, said: “We are not receiving any aid, the crossing area is undergoing military operations and is an active war zone pole”. UNRWAin a post on X. “We are hearing the bombs continue in this area all day long. No fuel or aid is being brought into the Gaza Strip and this is a disaster for the humanitarian response.”
The development comes amid growing international concerns about word inclusion The United Nation secretary general of a full-scale Israeli military operation in Rafah, prompted by the closure of Kerem Shalom following a deadly rocket attack claimed by Hamas last weekend, and the seizure of the border crossing by Israeli forces Rafah on Tuesday, dashing hopes of a ceasefire.
Forced to evacuate
In addition to concerns about dwindling supplies of fuel, food and other basic necessities in Gaza, United Nations humanitarian agencies reported that tens of thousands of people in Rafah had once again been displaced. left their homeland following Israel’s evacuation order.
“Every day we have to relocate. Every hour we have to relocate,” said Salah Rajab Gazan, a Rafah resident. Talking to UN News inside the enclosure. “We expect that an agreement will be reached and we will return to Gaza City. But what we expected did not happen and the opposite happened.”
Gaza ‘has no future’
In another interview with our Arabic service correspondent there, a former resident of Jabalia camp in northern Gaza described his exhaustion and loss after seven months of war that took take the lives of his children. “I can’t find a mattress to sleep on; I once had a house and floors. I’m bored with life because there is no life in Gaza. Gaza has no future.”
Guterres’ concerns
In an effort to ensure an end to the war and the release of all remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza, the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres issued a direct appeal to the Israeli Government late Tuesday “to prevent any escalation and to engage constructively in the ongoing diplomatic negotiations.”
Post X, the United Nations chief said late on Tuesday they were “disturbed and distressed” by the new military operation by the Israel Defense Forces in Rafah, At the same time, he called on the leaders of Hamas and Israel to “show political courage” and ensure a ceasefire.
“After more than 1,100 Israelis died in the October 7 Hamas terrorist attacks, after more than 34,000 Palestinians died in Gaza, haven’t we seen enough?” Mr. Guterres asked at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
