Muhannad Hadi, the special UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, addressed the ambassadors of the UN Security Council states on Monday, Nov. 25, on the “ongoing devastation in Gaza,” which, he said, “persists relentlessly, with no resolution in sight” as winter approaches with its drenching rains and chilly temperatures, endangering lives.
Even as he was speaking, what is left of the Gaza government announced the grim news that this weekend storm surges along the coast destroyed 10,000 tents people had set up near the sea. Rain storms and wind have damaged 81 percent of refugee tents in Gaza, with 110,000 out of 135,000 tents needing to be immediately replaced.
Hadi warned that “the delivery of critical aid across Gaza is grinding to a halt.” He cautioned that “as a result, the survival of two million people hangs in the balance.” He called on Israel to fulfill its responsibilities and to arrange for the swift and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid throughout the Gaza Strip.
Hadi explained that in recent weeks, the Israeli military has catastrophically escalated its attacks on North Gaza, with what he called “mass casualty incidents” taking place “with alarming frequency.”
He gave some examples. For instance, on Nov. 10, some 36 Palestinians, among them women and children, were killed and others injured when Israeli fighter-jets bombed multi-story building in Jabalya Al Balad. (A multi-story building means an apartment building where families live.) Then on Nov. 16, in Beit Lahiya, two separate Israeli airstrikes reportedly claimed the lives of at least 65 Palestinians, including women and children, as buildings sheltering displaced individuals were targeted. And these are just a few of the “mass casualty” attacks the Israelis have committed recently.
Muhannad Hadi, the special UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, addressed the ambassadors of the UN Security Council states on Monday, Nov. 25, on the “ongoing devastation in Gaza,” which, he said, “persists relentlessly, with no resolution in sight” as winter approaches with its drenching rains and chilly temperatures, endangering lives.
Even as he was speaking, what is left of the Gaza government announced the grim news that this weekend storm surges along the coast destroyed 10,000 tents people had set up near the sea. Rain storms and wind have damaged 81 percent of refugee tents in Gaza, with 110,000 out of 135,000 tents needing to be immediately replaced.
Hadi warned that “the delivery of critical aid across Gaza is grinding to a halt.” He cautioned that as a result, the survival of two million people hangs in the balance.” He called on Israel to fulfill its responsibilities and to arrange for the swift and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid throughout the Gaza Strip.
Hadi explained that in recent weeks, the Israeli military has catastrophically escalated its attacks on North Gaza, with what he called “mass casualty incidents” taking place “with alarming frequency.”
He gave some examples. For instance, on Nov. 10, some 36 Palestinians, among them women and children, were killed and others injured when Israeli fighter-jets bombed multi-story building in Jabalya Al Balad. (A multi-story building means an apartment building where families live.) Then on Nov. 16, in Beit Lahiya, two separate Israeli airstrikes reportedly claimed the lives of at least 65 Palestinians, including women and children, as buildings sheltering displaced individuals were targeted. And these are just a few of the “mass casualty” attacks the Israelis have committed recently.
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