Humanitarian catastrophe: camp in Jenin threatens to death in winter!

Humanitarian catastrophe: camp in Jenin threatens to death in winter!

Jenin, Westjordanland, Palästinensische Gebiete - The humanitarian situation in Gaza and West Bank has reached a critical point. Caritas warned of a teasing disaster because aid deliveries are blocked and hundreds of thousands of people are fighting for survival. Caritas Vice President Alexander Bodmann emphasized that the stop of the aid deliveries according to Gaza significantly impair life-saving measures to the civilian population. He demands that the international community does not watch the suffering of people and takes immediate measures to relieve this humanitarian emergency. In view of the extreme cold, many have to sleep outdoors, while local agriculture is suffering from the conditions, which further exacerbates the already tense supply situation, as Caritas determines in its press release ( OTS ).

struggle for survival

In the Jenin refugee camp, over 40,000 people have fled due to the escalating violence. Access to helpers is increasingly difficult and Caritas has provided emergency aid under extreme conditions. Despite massive access restrictions, the teams distribute food, hygiene items and necessary survival packages. The location in the West Bank has been massively tightened by restricted aid deliveries or even their stop and leads to a dramatic increase in the need for humanitarian aid. "The blockade is a death sentence for thousands of children, women and men," warned Bodmann.