UN calls for probe into aid site shootings
Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, says Palestinians in Gaza are risking and losing their lives to get food. “We are witnessing unthinkable loss of life in Gaza,” Dujarric told reporters.
The Israeli military has fatally shot dozens of Palestinians near aid distribution sites in recent days.
“The secretary-general continues to call for an immediate and independent investigation into these events and for the perpetrators to be held to account,” Dujarric said.
Israel has legal responsibility to ‘facilitate humanitarian relief’: UN
United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric says the basic needs of the population in Gaza are not being met. “Israel has clear obligations under international humanitarian law to agree to and facilitate humanitarian relief for all civilians who need it,” Dujarric told reporters.
“The unimpeded entry of humanitarian assistance at scale must be restored immediately. The UN must be allowed to work in safety and insecurity under conditions of full respect for humanitarian principles.”
White House says it will ‘look into’ reports of Israeli attacks on Palestinian aid seekers
Washington is aware of reports of Israeli troops firing on Palestinian aid seekers near a food distribution site in southern Gaza, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt has told reporters at a press briefing.
“We’re going to look into reports before we confirm them from this podium or before we take action,” she said.
The US has stated strong support for the current aid scheme in Gaza, run by the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Major NGOs and the UN have come out today denouncing the Israeli-guarded aid points, after 27 people were killed by Israeli gunfire.
As in put it on the pile of the thousand other war crimes the White House said it would look into...
