FROM Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA COMMISSIONER-GENERAL PHILIPPE LAZZARINI
AMMAN,?
The humanitarian response in the Gaza Strip, on which over 2 million people depend, is gradually coming to an end because no fuel has been allowed into the Gaza Strip since 7 October.
¡°Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA set off alarm bells over the fuel situation three weeks ago, warning about its fast-depleting supplies, and the impact on lifesaving operations. Since then, we have heavily rationed the use of fuel and accessed pre-existing, limited amounts stored in a depot inside the Gaza Strip, through close coordination with Israeli Authorities.
¡°The depot is now empty.
¡°It is very simple. Without fuel, the humanitarian operation in Gaza is coming to an end. Many more people will suffer and will likely die.
¡°It is unbelievable that humanitarian agencies have to beg for fuel and operate on life support.
¡°Since the beginning of the war, fuel has been used as a weapon of war and this should stop immediately.
¡°I appeal to all parties to make fuel available now and stop using humanitarian assistance for political or military gains.¡±
Document Sources: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA)
Subject: Armed conflict, Assistance to the Palestinian people, Energy, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief
Publication Date: 14/11/2023
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