The U.N. criticized Israel for hindering the supply of “vital aid” to Gaza, highlighting that authorities had prevented greater than half of the humanitarian provides from reaching the blockaded Palestinian enclave only a day earlier.
Citing the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric mentioned throughout a news convention Friday that, “Israeli authorities continue to deny U.N.-led efforts to reach Gaza governorate with vital aid.”
“This includes our most recent attempt today across the Gaza Strip yesterday. Only 10 out of the 21 U.N.-planned humanitarian movements were facilitated by Israeli authorities,” he mentioned, including that “seven were denied outright, three were impeded, and one was canceled due to security and logistical challenges.”
He additionally conveyed OCHA’s deep concern over the influence of “dwindling fuel supplies on essential services in Gaza.”
“Palestinian telecommunication providers are now warning that their services may start to shut down tomorrow due to fuel shortages, which they need to run the generators for the set for their equipment,” he added.
Dujarric additional reported a “violent picture in the first week of this year” within the occupied West Bank.
“Israeli forces killed three Palestinians, including a child, and injured 38 others across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem,” he mentioned.
Noting that unlawful Israeli settlers injured no less than 18 Palestinians throughout the occupied West Bank, together with 9 in Ramallah Governorate, Dujarric mentioned, “More than 50 Palestinians in the West Bank were displaced by home demolitions” through the first week of 2025.
The Israeli military has continued a genocidal warfare on Gaza that has killed greater than 46,000 individuals, most of them girls and kids, since a Hamas assault on Oct. 7, 2023, regardless of a U.N. Security Council decision calling for an instantaneous cease-fire.
In November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for warfare crimes and crimes in opposition to humanity in Gaza.
Israel additionally faces a genocide case on the International Court of Justice for its lethal warfare on Gaza.
Source: www.dailysabah.com