Publisher’s update: Israel‘s war cabinet on Wednesday approved the entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza from Egypt following pressure from the U.S. and other countries. Click to read more
The provision of humanitarian aid is also in question, as Israel has released a statement that no aid will be allowed into Gaza, while the Egyptian Foreign Ministry has not provided any indication as to whether it would allow aid into the area, instead only directing potential air to the El Arish International Airport.
Says Jan Egeland, general secretary for the Norwegian Refugee Council relief agency, of the need for humanitarian aid, “We must be enabled to bring lifesaving assistance to the people of Gaza as quickly as possible.”
Egeland also noted the need for a pause in military action, observing “Aid workers cannot do their jobs while bombs are falling everywhere.”
Source:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/12/world/middleeast/gaza-siege-humanitarian-un-israel.html
