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‘This is a crisis, on the brink of famine,’ UN warns of situation in Gaza
UNICEF spokesperson James Elder says even though the world’s media are giving the sense that the situation in Gaza is improving, unless there is “sustained humanitarian aid, … there will be horrific results.”
“When food comes in which supports 30,000 children, there are still 970,000 children not getting enough. It is a drop in the ocean,” Elder said at a news conference.
A spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Jens Laerke, said some aid trucks are indeed entering the enclave, but there should be “hundreds and hundreds of trucks entering Gaza every day for months or years to come”.
“People are dying every day. This is a crisis, on the brink of famine,” he said, adding that tonnes of aid remained at the border, held up by bureaucracy and a lack of safe access.
The window for saving lives in Gaza is closing: Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called on Israel and Hamas to reach an agreement that would enable the delivery of humanitarian assistance and facilitate contact with captives held in Gaza.
In a statement, it said it is ready to provide medicine, food and messages from families to the captives, but emphasised that such efforts require a prior agreement between the concerned parties.
“Only a lasting agreement between the parties can end the suffering endured by hostages and their families as well as the millions in Gaza who are struggling to secure the essentials for survival,” it said.
“With acute food shortages worsening by the day, civilians in Gaza must have immediate and sustained access to food along with safe water, medical and hygiene supplies, and other essentials needed to survive and live in dignity.
“The window for saving lives in Gaza is closing. The time to act is now,” it warned.
Massive Gaza aid flotilla to depart for enclave in late August
A civilian flotilla made up of four initiatives, including the Maghreb Sumud Flotilla, the Global Movement to Gaza, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, and Sumud Nusantara, is set to depart for Gaza at the end of the month.
Speaking at a press conference, organiser Haifa Mansouri said: “Dozens of boats will set sail from ports across the world, converging on Gaza in the largest civilian flotilla of its kind in history”.
The first convoy will leave Spanish ports on August 31, followed by a second from Tunisian ports on September 4. Another organiser, Seif Abu Keshk, said more than 6,000 activists have already registered online to join the massive flotilla.
“This is a renewed attempt to pressure governments by sending dozens of ships and thousands of activists to break Gaza’s blockade,” Abu Keshk noted. The announcement comes days after the Handala aid vessel was intercepted by Israeli forces last week as it neared Gaza.
I would say that's too late, but seeing how things are going, end of August there will still be no ceasefire or massive aid influx as needed.
