War drama in the Gaza Strip: Red Cross demands access for auxiliary measures!

War drama in the Gaza Strip: Red Cross demands access for auxiliary measures!

In the Gaza Strip, the humanitarian Situation remains alarming despite intensive peace negotiations. Current reports document that three people were killed in an air raid in Deir al-Balah. Many Palestinians have brought themselves to safety in this city before the continued war, which has been raging for 15 months. So far, the Israeli military has not made any statement on this incident. According to the authorities, at least 45,936 Palestinians have died since the beginning of the conflict, while more than 109,000 people were injured. The situation is exacerbated by heavy rainfall and rising tidal waves, which have already flooded urgently needed accommodations, which further strengthens the emergency situation on site. The International Red Cross has asked for urgently needed access to the affected areas in order to distribute relief supplies, since hunger and cold threaten the chances of survival of many people, as daily show.de

In addition to the devastating human losses, reporting on the conflict is difficult by strict access restrictions for international journalists. Since the beginning of the war, journalists have almost impossible to enter the Gaza Strip unaccompanied. An association of several German media has asked Israel and Egypt to enable unhindered access. In an open letter, they made it clear that the lack of independent reporting undermine the credibility of the governments. The media houses warn that such a ban could mean the partial violation of human rights. In addition, the reporting is dependent on Palestinian reporters, since journalistic access is often only guaranteed when accompanied by the Israeli army, as from Kleinezeitung.at .