[News] UN: Israel refusing entry of aid to Gaza for 'unclear' reasons

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UN: Israel refusing entry of aid to Gaza for 'unclear' reasons
Middle East Monitor
February 1, 2024
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“Israel is refusing the entry of a significant amount of aid to Gaza for
unclear reasons,” UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs,
Martin Griffiths, has warned.

In a press statement
<https://www.unocha.org/news/un-relief-chief-tells-security-council-decisions-withhold-funds-unrwa-must-be-revoked#:~:text=We%20continue%20to%20face%20the,North%20Gaza%20is%20largely%20absent.>
issued
yesterday, the UN official added: “We continue to face the frequent
rejection for entry of much-needed items into Gaza by Israel, for unclear,
inconsistent and often unspecified reasons.”

“We must also have access to civilians in need across Gaza. At present, our
access to Khan Younis, the Middle Area and North Gaza is largely absent,”
he added.

“The ability of the humanitarian community to reach the people of Gaza with
relief remains grossly inadequate. This is not for want of trying.”

He emphasised that anyone who has been displaced from their home in Gaza
should have the right to return voluntarily as required by international
law.

Since 7 October, Israel’s genocidal military operation in Gaza has forced
more than 1.7 million Palestinians out of their homes. Many of them have
been displaced multiple times, as families have been forced to move
repeatedly in search of safety.

Almost 66,000 have been injured, many losing one or both their limbs with
Israel banning the entry of crutches in the enclave and thus leaving them
immobile.

*READ: Hamas says Israel’s crimes being exposed daily
<https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240201-hamas-says-israels-crimes-being-exposed-daily/>*
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