Gaza is awaiting much-needed humanitarian aid to reach the territory's 2.4 million people.
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid from Egyptian NGOs for Palestinians, wait for the reopening of the Rafah crossing at the Egyptian side, to enter Gaza in Rafah, Egypt, on Oct 17, 2023. Humanitarian agencies are calling for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, as truckloads of supplies at Egypt’s Rafah border crossing wait to enter war-torn Gaza.
“Even our own UN shelters have been hit. At least 32 UNRWA installations have been impacted by the war in one way or another. “There has to be a ceasefire, civilians have to be protected, and then humanitarian aid can begin and scale up because the need is massive.”“The promise of upholding international humanitarian laws has been broken far too many times,” Dr Mahla told CNA’s Asia Now.
“These have been created to protect the civilians, to protect the health workers on the ground, to make sure that they don't become a target. So that's the basic thing that needs to happen at the moment,” he said. “That cannot happen if there are bombings. Our colleagues have been operating day and night from the escalation of the violence, risking their lives every day… just to help the people,” he said.Trucks full of humanitarian aid, including food and water, bound for Gaza are currently stuck waiting on the Egyptian side of the border.
“Any initiatives that could help in getting aid inside Gaza, for people to be safe in places like hospitals, are all welcome. That's what we hope at the moment – for people to be safe and receive humanitarian aid as soon as possible.”Currently, the delivery of humanitarian assistance “is very patchy, very broken and ad-hoc”, said Dr Mahla, adding that aid workers in Gaza too, are struggling to find shelter and stay safe.
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