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UN reports 47 Palestinians wounded in aid distribution violence in Rafah, many by Israeli gunfire
A UN official says 47 Palestinians were wounded, mainly by gunfire, during the deadly aid distribution incident in Rafah on Tuesday.
Ajith Sunghay, head of the UN Human Rights Office for the Palestinian territory, told reporters in Geneva that it appeared Israeli army fire had caused most of the injuries.
Earlier, authorities in Gaza said three people were killed, 46 were injured, and seven were missing.
Lack of water, electricity makes dry food aid unusable
Even if people here in Gaza managed to get their hands on humanitarian supplies, the lack of water and electricity turns these supplies into limited-use items – if not completely unusable.
It’s impossible to cook dry food like lentils, rice or pasta without water. If you had water, you would also need electricity or a fuel source, which have been completely cut off.
People resort to burning scrap wood or plastic to make a fire, but this is dangerous and unsustainable.
Also, the amount of aid that has been entering Gaza remains nowhere near the amount needed.
Crisis in Gaza cannot be addressed by weaponising humanitarian assistance: Lazzarini
UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini has criticised the US-backed aid distribution mechanism led by the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) during a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo.
“The crisis in Gaza cannot be addressed by weaponising humanitarian assistance, to apply political and military pressure,” he told reporters. “Aid must be brought in Gaza without obstruction.”
Commenting on the scenes of chaos on Tuesday, when the Israeli military fired shots at famished Palestinians who stormed a distribution site in southern Gaza, Lazzarini said the incident was “chaotic, undignified and unsafe”.
“I believe it is a waste of resources and a distraction from atrocities,” he said of the mechanism put in place by the US and Israel. “We already have an aid distribution system that is fit for purpose. The humanitarian community in Gaza, including UNRWA, is ready.”
