[News] UNRWA hours away from ending work in Gaza, cites Israeli fuel blockade

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UNRWA hours away from ending work in Gaza, cites Israeli fuel blockade
Al Mayadeen English - October 25, 2023
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The human rights organization says that it will be suspending operations in
the Strip as of Wednesday night.
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   - United Nations and Red Crescent workers prepare the aid for
   distribution to Palestinians at UNRWA warehouse in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza,
   Palestine on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023 (AP Photo/Hassan Eslaiah)

The UN Relief and Works Agency is expected to end all humanitarian
operations in Gaza on Wednesday night if the Israeli occupation continues
to prevent fuel deliveries from entering the blockaded Strip, United
Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.

"The UN Relief and Works Agency, by far the largest humanitarian provider
in Gaza, warned that unless fuel is allowed in Gaza immediately, UNRWA will
be forced to halt operations tonight," Dujarric said told reporters on
Wednesday.

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As of Monday
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/unrwa-to-halt-gaza-operations-by-wednesday-if-fuel-needs-unm>,
the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that
there are approximately 590,000 individuals who are taking refuge in 150
UNRWA facilities within Gaza.

In the same period, UNRWA verified the loss of 39 of its personnel in Gaza
since October 7 and reported damage to 40 UN facilities.

In another statement, the international organization indicated that it
would be compelled to halt the distribution of humanitarian assistance to
individuals requiring it.

As Israelis continue to push for ethnic cleansing and genocide, Daniel
Hagari, a spokesperson for the Israeli military stated that no fuel
shipments would be allowed to enter the Gaza Strip.

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"Fuel won't enter Gaza as Hamas uses it for its operational needs. Hamas
can return the fuel it stole from UNRWA to hospitals," Hagari was quoted as
claiming by the Israeli newspaper *Haaretz*.

Furthermore, in a clear attempt to hinder and choke aid deliveries, the
Israeli prime minister's office declared on Sunday that the Israeli regime
would not send any humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and would also stop
any unauthorized deliveries from other nations.

"Israel will not provide any humanitarian aid to Gaza and will prevent any
unsupervised supply from others," the office was quoted as saying by
the *Haaretz
*newspaper.
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