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Hope for Gaza: EU and Israel start humanitarian aid through trucks
Israel and the EU have agreed measures to improve the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, while USA is striving for a ceasefire.
Hope for Gaza: EU and Israel start humanitarian aid through trucks
Today, the situation in the Gaza Strip has worsened. Israel and the EU have signed an agreement to improve the humanitarian situation. EU foreign commissioner Kaja Kallas announced that more trucks will go to the region with relief goods. In addition, border crossings and special routes are to be opened in order to deliver urgently needed support directly to the population without being diverted to Hamas. Some of these measures are already in force or will be implemented in the coming days, reports krone.at .
In the middle of these developments, however, Israel has temporarily stopped admission to humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip. The reason for this is the refusal of Hamas to accept a US plan for the ceasefire agreement. This turn is based on new Israeli attacks, in which several people were injured and killed. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to stop any import of goods in the Gaza Strip and emphasizes that Israel will not allow ceasefire without the release of the hostages. Israel fears dramatic consequences for the approximately two million inhabitants of Gazas, who already suffer from a catastrophic humanitarian situation, see Tagesschau.de .Humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip
The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is to be described as catastrophic. Despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas since January 20, the situation has worsened by Israeli soil offensives since mid -May. According to shots, several hundred people were killed in shots for those seeking help at food distribution centers. About 1.9 million people in Gaza are internally displaced, which corresponds to about 90 % of the population. The supply of food, water and medical help has collapsed, emphasizes the Foreign Office .
International organizations and the federal government are actively in the provision of humanitarian aid. Germany focuses on medical support and food aid in Gaza. UNICEF and the world nutrition program also make valuable contributions to improving the nutritional situation, especially in children. The support from the German Red Cross, the Johanniter, Care International and Oxfam contributes to improving health care. In view of this serious situation, the federal government has increased the help of the Palestinian areas to over 300 million euros.
Negotiations on permanent ceasefire have stalled, since Israel and Hamas could not agree on a sequel after the end of the first phase of the ceasefire. Netanyahu has once again confirmed that Israel adheres to his strategy to destroy Hamas' military and state skills. Egypt has sharply convicted the import stop of the relief goods and described the violation of humanitarian international law, while Hamas criticized the decision as "unscrupulous blackmail" and "Putsch" against the ceasefire agreement.