Israel-Gaza live: Unrwa ‘barred from north Gaza’ ahead of UN security council vote on new ceasefire resolution
UN and WHO call for Israel to reverse decision to stop aid; new text put forward by non-permanent members of security councilUnrwa’s planning director has said “more people will die” in the north of the Gaza Strip as a result of Israel barring the agency from delivering aid there.Sam Rose is quoted by Al Jazeera saying:An independent authority warned last week of an imminent famine and people are already dying of starvation up in the north. And this is essentially a death sentence on many of those people. The situation is particularly harsh in northern Gaza, where we estimate about 250,000 people have been trapped. More people will die. Continue reading...
UN and WHO call for Israel to reverse decision to stop aid; new text put forward by non-permanent members of security council
Unrwa’s planning director has said “more people will die” in the north of the Gaza Strip as a result of Israel barring the agency from delivering aid there.
Sam Rose is quoted by Al Jazeera saying:
An independent authority warned last week of an imminent famine and people are already dying of starvation up in the north. And this is essentially a death sentence on many of those people. The situation is particularly harsh in northern Gaza, where we estimate about 250,000 people have been trapped. More people will die. Continue reading...