“The risk of famine is everywhere in Gaza,” said journalists in Geneva, spokesperson for the United Nations Human Rights Office, Thameen al-Kheetan.
“This is a direct result of the Israeli government’s policy to block humanitarian aid,” he said.
Mr. Al-Kheetan insisted that in recent weeks, the Israeli authorities have only made it possible to participate in quantities which remain “well below what would be necessary to avoid generalized famine”.
The UN said on Monday that hunger deaths continue to be reported in the band, including children.
More displaced people
While the Israeli army intensified its attacks in the north of the enclave, it continued to issue travel orders for the Palestinians, said Al-Kheetan.
He noted that the Gazans were invited to move to the Al-Mawasi region, despite continuous air strikes and disastrous conditions there.
“Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians moved to Al-Mawasi have little or no access to essential services and supplies, including food, water, electricity and tents,” he warned.
Deadly continuation of aid
THE Ohchr The spokesman stressed that the damage to humanitarian aid “may be a deadly prosecution” with the latest data indicating that 1,857 Palestinians were killed while they were looking for food from May 27, when the United States and the militarized aid distribution program supported by the United States and Israel known as Gaza Humanitarian Foundation have commented on its operations.
From this number, he said that 1,021 had been killed near the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and 836 sites on the routes of supply trucks.
“Most of these murders seem to have been committed by the Israeli army,” said Al-Kheetan.
Ask how the situation could get worse, Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the United Nations Humanitarian Coordination Office (Ochha), said that “this has already worsened”, emphasizing the devastating effects of the Israeli ban on the entrance to shelter equipment in the enclave.
While the Israeli authorities recently announced that they would relieve the ban on shelter supplies, Laerke said that “the United Nations and our partners could not bring shelter equipment after the Israeli announcement”.
“There are a set of obstacles that must still be treated, including the authorization of Israeli customs,” he added.
Need refuge
The UN said on Monday that, according to partners’ estimates, at least 1.35 million people in Gaza needed an emergency shelter.
Aid agencies have warned that the tents used in Gaza are exhausted by prolonged exposure to the sun and frequent displacement.
Asked about the reasons given for the prohibition of shelter articles, Mr. Laerke explained that in a conflict, certain shelter articles such as tents of tents can be “duplicate diet” because they could be used for civil and military purposes.
“The shelter is forbidden to enter for about five months and during this period, more than 700,000 people have been moved or restarted,” he said.
People forced to flee repeatedly must often leave the tents which have been provided to them, explained Mr. Laerke, which creates a challenge for humanitarian workers “trying to respond to people where they are”.
The imminent expansion of Israeli military activities in Gaza City is another major concern for UN humanitarian workers, as it would grow thousands of people again in a seriously overcrowded area in the south of the strip.
Asked about the impact of Israel’s plans to occupy the city of Gaza, Mr. Al-Kheetan underlined a “enormous risk” for civilians.
“There are risks of mass movement … More murders and more misery that we have already seen in the Gaza Strip,” he warned. “Among those who will be affected are the most vulnerable, people with disabilities, injured, children, women,” he concluded.
Response to the prison video
In other developments, the human rights spokesman said This video sequence showing the Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir reprimands and mocking the Palestinian chief Marwan Barghouthi inside an Israeli prison was “unacceptable”.
He said that the Minister’s behavior and the publication of images are an attack on the dignity of Mr. Barghouthi.
He added that international law requires that all prisoners be treated with humanity, with dignity and that their human rights be respected and protected.
“Such a conduct of the Minister responsible for Israeli penitentiary services can encourage violence against Palestinian prisoners, allowing human rights violations in Israeli detention establishments,” he said
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
