Subject to an Israeli land, air and sea blockade since Hamas took power there in 2007, the Gaza Strip has been placed in a state of “complete seat” by Israel, which cut off water, electricity and food supplies there.
A first humanitarian aid convoy of 20 trucks according to the UN, coming from Egypt, entered this Saturday via the Rafah crossing, the only entry point into the Gaza Strip which is not in the hands of Israel. This figure is totally insufficient for the UN, which wants 100 trucks per day for the 2.4 million Gazans deprived of everything. “Gazans need much more, a massive delivery of aid is necessary”declared the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, at the “Summit for Peace” in Cairo.
According to the five UN agencies, “Children are dying at an alarming rate, deprived of their rights to protection, food, water and health care”. “Hospitals are overwhelmed with wounded. Civilians are finding it increasingly difficult to access essential foodstuffs”they continue.