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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">UN: Israel refusing entry of aid to Gaza for 'unclear' reasons</h1>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time" dir="ltr">February 1, 2024</div>
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<p>“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.</p>
<p>In <a href="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.">a press statement</a> 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.”</p>
<p>“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.</p>
<p>“The ability of the humanitarian community to reach the people of
Gaza with relief remains grossly inadequate. This is not for want of
trying.”</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p><strong>READ: <a href="https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240201-hamas-says-israels-crimes-being-exposed-daily/">Hamas says Israel’s crimes being exposed daily</a></strong></p>
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