Saturday, May 11, 2024

UN warns aid, other activities in Gaza face collapse within days

from Daily Sabah

Israel-besieged Gaza faces a total collapse of aid and other critical activities, including communication and health care, amid no fuel supply, the U.N. humanitarian office warned Friday.

"Humanitarian operations cannot run without fuel. Unless the supply of fuel resumes immediately, humanitarian, communication, and banking activities will halt within days," said Georgios Petropoulos, the head of the U.N.'s humanitarian affairs organization sub-office in Gaza.

"Protection of civilians, humanitarian assets and supplies with assurance from all parties to the conflict remain a major concern," Petropoulos told a UN briefing in Geneva.

The current availability of fuel will enable communication service providers to continue operating for another 24 hours, after which network disruptions will commence, he added...

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