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UN says aid missions blocked and tens of thousands displaced in Gaza
The United Nations has said Israeli restrictions are continuing to obstruct humanitarian access in Gaza, with thousands more people forced to flee their homes amid worsening conditions.
“OCHA reports, the movement of humanitarian teams inside Gaza remains heavily restricted,” UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told reporters in New York.
“Between Friday and Monday, about one in three planned missions were either impeded or outright denied by Israeli authorities. That’s 12 out of 37 movements that we coordinate with them. As a result, many missions couldn’t be completed.”
Dujarric said the restrictions also affect supplies before they enter Gaza. “Our colleagues leading on logistics say that strict physical inspections by Israeli authorities continue … to significantly delay aid clearance at Ashdod port,” he said.
According to the UN, displacement continues across Gaza. Since August 14, more than 76,000 new displacements have been recorded, including 23,000 movements from northern to southern Gaza.
Nasser hospital calls for release of detained Gaza doctor
Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis has demanded the immediate release of Dr Hussam Abu Safia, head of paediatrics at Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, who was detained by Israeli forces earlier this year.
In a post on Facebook, the hospital said: “Freedom for Dr Hussam Abu Safiya and all health workers. Israel continues to unlawfully detain hundreds of Palestinian health workers.”
The statement cited testimonies of detainees describing “ongoing torture, repeated beatings, night raids, and humiliation by guards”, as well as the denial of medical care, lack of food and hygiene items, and the absence of formal charges or fair trial rights.
Abu Safia was taken by Israeli forces in December during a raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya.
At the time, the World Health Organization said he had been leading efforts to treat children during weeks of heavy bombardment in northern Gaza. His arrest drew widespread condemnation from international medical organisations.
The Nasser Hospital said the detention of Abu Safia and other health workers prevents them from treating “tens of thousands of wounded and displaced in Gaza” and called for urgent international action.
Equivalent of a classroom of children killed in Gaza every day: Save the Children
The equivalent of a classroom of children is being killed every single day in Gaza, Save the Children says, amid “absolutely horrific” attacks on Palestinians desperately seeking aid.
Commenting on Israel’s strike on al-Mawasi, which killed at least seven children waiting in line at a water distribution point, Save the Children’s head of Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy Alexandra Saieh told Al Jazeera that such attacks were “now practically routine”.
“Israel not only blocks lifesaving assistance through the physical obstruction at border crossings in Gaza, but [it is also conducting] attacks on children and civilians waiting for items that are lifesaving for them,” Saieh said.
“We have seen now for two years that Gaza is a place where children have been systematically attacked, where the numbers of children being killed every day are enormously high,” she added.
“We are seeing war crimes and atrocities being committed in Gaza and children are bearing the brunt of that.”
