ActionAid said today it is concerned at the intensified humanitarian situation in Gaza, where over two million people are facing a humanitarian crisis under Israeli bombardment and siege.
The siege announced earlier this week has left people without reliable access to food, fuel, electricity, and water.
The Gaza Power Authority has also said that the sole power station has stopped working. This means people are without electricity and fuel, and critically hospitals – already running out of crucial medical supplies – unable to provide vital, lifesaving health services.
‘We are deeply saddened by the unfolding humanitarian situation in Gaza and are calling for the urgent creation of UN humanitarian corridors to get aid through to desperate citizens especially women and children, and key public services, like hospitals which are already overwhelmed by people requiring urgent medical attention,’ said Arthur Larok, Secretary General of ActionAid International.
‘The conditions are unprecedented in the histor
y of our humanitarian work. What is happening in Gaza is continuous bombing, and blockages to food, water, medicine, fuel and electricity due to the siege,” said Amjad Al-Shawa of the Palestinian NGOs Network in Gaza.
He added, “Hospitals are full of patients and injured and they are in danger under horrific humanitarian conditions and lack basic services. Medical staff and ambulances are being directly targeted. There are more than 263,000 people who are internally displaced.”
Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA