Desperate aid transports are waiting in Egypt to enter Gaza, but both Israel and Hamas have denied reports of the opening of the Rafah border crossing.
The residents of the Palestinian territory of Gaza are suffering from an ever-increasing shortage.
Today there was already time to promise relief from the predicament, when it was announced that Gaza’s border with Egypt would be opened for the transport of aid supplies.
However, both the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office and the terrorist organization Hamas have challenged to deny the information about the ceasefire allowing the opening of the border in the southern part of Gaza.
According to Egypt, the border remains closed because of Israel.
For example, the United States has urged its citizens in Gaza to move close to Rafah so that when the border opens, they can quickly leave the area.
Aid shipments from different parts of the world have been stuck at the border between Egypt and Gaza, as the Rafah border crossing has remained closed.
According to the UN, the food, water, medicine and fuel stockpiles it has stored in Egypt can be sent to Gaza within hours if staff are allowed in without hindrance.
Israel has declared a blockade on Gaza, which prevents the movement of both goods and people.
Secretary General of the UN Antonio Guterres has warned of the worsening plight of the residents of Gaza and demanded that Israel allow humanitarian aid transports to the area.
– Gaza is running out of water, electricity and other vital goods, Guterres has said.
Also head of UN humanitarian aid Martin Griffiths has taken a strong stand for the plight of the Gazans.
– The past week has been a test for humanity, and humanity is about to fail, Griffiths writes on X (formerly Twitter).
Griffiths said today that he will travel to the region to assist in the negotiations so that the Relief Transports can finally be launched.
UNRWA, which is responsible for helping the Palestinians, has warned, among other things, of the danger of disease spreading when the residents of Gaza have serious difficulties in getting clean drinking water.
According to UNRWA, even body bags are running out in Gaza.
– No place in Gaza is safe, says UNRWA.
More than a million people have fled their homes in Gaza. People seek shelter in schools and hospitals, for example.
About 2,750 people have already died in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, say the Gaza health authorities. About 9,700 people have been injured.
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Sources: Reuters, AFP, AP, STT