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War between Hamas and Israel: in Gaza, the chaos of humanitarian aid
Only five UN aid convoys have reached the northern Gaza Strip in six weeks. Although the humanitarian situation is more acceptable in the South, it is nevertheless becoming tense. – (Franceinfo)
Only five UN aid convoys have reached the northern Gaza Strip in six weeks. Although the humanitarian situation is more acceptable in the South, it is nevertheless becoming tense.
In the Gaza Strip, an aid truck is literally swallowed up by the crowd. It’s a load of flour. Food is stolen, snatched out of desperation. The children collect the last crumbs. On February 19, gunshots were heard near aid trucks and the United Nations suspended all convoys to the Northleaving 200 000 to 300,000 people without any recourse. In six weeks, only five United Nations convoys reached the North.
Two to three days of reserves in Rafah, according to the UN
In southern Gaza, the humanitarian situation is more acceptable, but it is becoming tense. Hundreds of UN trucks have been stuck in Egypt, inspected by the Israelis, and could return to Gaza. But on the Palestinian side, the situation is too chaotic, according to a United Nations coordinator: “The Rafah crossing point is completely disorganized because of attacks on our personnel and attacks on our trucks which are being looted. We have not been able to get a single truck through Rafah for at least a week. “ Wednesday February 21, he remained only two to three days of reserves in Rafah, according to the UN. Before the war, 500 trucks a day entered Gaza.
