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‘Situation on the ground in Gaza has not improved’
Ahmad al-Najjar, a Gaza resident and journalist, says a very limited number of aid trucks managed to reach southern Gaza after they were allowed into the enclave by Israeli forces.
“The situation on the ground has not improved in any way, and it has not got better for the starving families here,” he told Al Jazeera from Khan Younis.
He stressed that the bakeries, where the trucks carrying flour are supposed to go, are located in the areas recently designated as “military zones” by Israel, and have closed.
“Basically, nothing has changed, and families did not receive the bread they have been expecting,” al-Najjar said. “On top of that, these bakeries are almost in central Gaza, but many families cannot go there.”
What are Israel’s obligations under international law?
The Fourth Geneva Convention, which lays out rules for the protection of civilians during armed conflict, states that an occupying power “has the duty of ensuring the food and medical supplies of the population”.
“It should, in particular, bring in the necessary foodstuffs, medical stores and other articles if the resources of the occupied territory are inadequate,” it says.
Occupying powers also have an obligation “to the fullest extent” possible to maintain medical and hospital establishments. They must also facilitate “relief schemes” if the occupied population does not have access to adequate supplies.
The UN and the world’s top human rights groups have said for months that Israel is not only failing to supply adequate food, water, medicine and other needed supplies to people in Gaza, it is impeding deliveries of humanitarian assistance.
More than 70,000 children facing acute malnutrition in Gaza, WFP says
The World Food Programme says that more than 70,000 children in Gaza face acute levels of malnutrition, as Israel continues to only allow a minuscule amount of aid to enter the devastated territory.
“WFP is taking every opportunity to deliver food and nutrition assistance – but this is just a drop in the bucket,” the United Nations agency posted on X.
“To avert famine and save lives, we need immediate, unrestricted and safe access to deliver.”
