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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">UNRWA hours away from ending work in Gaza, cites Israeli fuel blockade</h1>
<div class="gmail-credits gmail-reader-credits">Al Mayadeen English - October 25, 2023<br></div>
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<div class="gmail-moz-reader-content gmail-reader-show-element"><div id="gmail-readability-page-1" class="gmail-page"><p>The human rights organization says that it will be suspending operations in the Strip as of Wednesday night.</p><img src="cid:ii_lo6fabzl0" alt="93a300cf-5933-4550-8676-2e783b12e6a7.jpg" width="392" height="262"><br><div><ul id="gmail-content-slick-0"><div aria-hidden="false"><li>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)
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<p>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.</p>
<p>"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.</p>
<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/gaza-invasion-would-be-detrimental-to-israeli-capabilities:">Gaza invasion would be detrimental to Israeli capabilities: Media</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/unrwa-to-halt-gaza-operations-by-wednesday-if-fuel-needs-unm">As of Monday</a>,
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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>In another statement, the international organization indicated that
it would be compelled to halt the distribution of humanitarian
assistance to individuals requiring it.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hamas-october-7th-attack-didnt-take-place-in-a-vacuum:-un-ch">'October 7th attack didn't take place in a vacuum': UN chief</a></strong></p>
<p>"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 <em>Haaretz</em>.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>"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 <em>Haaretz </em>newspaper.</p></div></div></div>
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