in Gaza, “we are arriving very close to the point of no return”, warns Olivier Routeau, director of operations at Première Urgency Internationale

Gaza is besieged by Israel and finds itself under fire from Israeli bombings, in response to the attack on Hamas perpetrated against the Hebrew State. Olivier Roaddirector of operations for Première Urgence Internationale, explains in 19/20 info, Thursday October 12, that 16 people from his organization are in the Gaza Strip, including two international people, and around fifteen Palestinians. “They’re not able to work today, that’s the point. They are already ensuring their own survival, that of their families.”he explains.

“A situation that is deteriorating”

Olivier Road explains that his teams present in Gaza report “bombings almost incessant that they have been living for three days, and a situation which is deteriorating“. “They see their own resources running out today: more access to water, foodstuffs which reduce and especially the fuel oil which will come has missing, therefore electricity”he added.

The director of operations of Première Urgence Internationale warns of “the inevitability“of the situation in Gaza,”which will inevitably result in a catastrophe“. Olivier Road indicates that the operation of the hospital Al Shifa“the last functioning hospital in Gaza“, “will stop very quickly“. “What worries us is that despite a situation which has been denounced by all the actors for several days already, we are arriving very close to the point of no return, and it does not seem to date that there is have a solution emerging“, he laments.