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SvennoJ on 21 June 2024
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UN chief describes situation in Gaza as ‘total lawlessness’

The UN secretary-general has described the complex and chaotic situation in Gaza as “total lawlessness”.

“The situation in Gaza became a situation of total lawlessness. Most of the trucks with humanitarian aid inside Gaza are now looted because this is a war that is different from any other one,” Guterres said.

Saying there is “no authority in most of the territory” and there is “total chaos in Gaza”, Guterres stressed that “Israel does not even allow the so-called blue police to escort our convoys because it’s a local police linked to local administration”.

He stated that this “lawlessness” has made it “extremely difficult” to distribute aid within Gaza.


MSF warns it may have to end some operations if Israel prevents flow of aid into Gaza

Doctors Without Borders (known by its French initials, MSF) says its teams have been unable to bring any medical supplies into Gaza since the end of April.

“The closure of the Rafah border crossing, following Israel’s offensive in the south of Gaza in early May, coupled with the endless red tape imposed by Israeli authorities, have dramatically congested the flow of humanitarian aid through the Kerem Shalom [Karem Abu Salem] entry point,” MSF said in a statement.

As a result, Gaza is facing “massive queues of trucks and perilous delays in the delivery of humanitarian assistance”, the organisation said.

MSF warned that if the situation doesn’t change, it may have to stop or drastically reduce some of its medical activities in the besieged strip.

"This is an unthinkable reality given the desperate medical needs of thousands of people in Gaza,” said Guillemette Thomas, MSF’s medical coordinator in Palestine.


Israel deliberately targeting water wells in Gaza: Civil Defence

A spokesman from the Gaza Civil Defence group has spoken to Al Jazeera about the water crisis in the coastal enclave. Here is what he said:

  • Israel has targeted areas that it said were safe for civilians.
  • Israeli forces have deliberately bombed water wells and vital installations in the Gaza Strip.
  • There is a clear deficiency in Civil Defence equipment, and its capabilities do not meet the scale of the war.


Palestinians fill water jugs from a standpipe in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip

No patients have left Gaza for medical care since May 7: WHO chief

More than 10,000 Palestinians in Gaza need medical attention, including for cancer and heart-related conditions, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says in a post on X. Since the closure of the Rafah crossing on May 7, no patients have been evacuated from the Strip,” the WHO chief added.

“Medical evacuations must be facilitated through all possible crossings.”



Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza overwhelmed

Al-Aqsa Hospital is not only a shelter or refuge, it is also a hospital for a million Palestinians in the central area. The hospital is overwhelmed. The hospital is constantly receiving patients with chronic disease, injuries from different parts of Gaza.

The doctors are drained as air raids on the central area continue. All the injuries are transferred to Al-Aqsa Hospital. Doctors are saying they are trying their best to save the lives of Palestinians, but unfortunately, they’re very low on resources.


Dead and wounded, including children, are brought to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital after Israeli attacks on the Nuseirat refugee camp in Deir el-Balah, Gaza