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US urges Israel to take “urgent” measures to ease the humanitarian situation in Gaza

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the United States representative to the United Nations, this Wednesday urged Israel to take “urgent” measures to alleviate the “alarming” humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, especially for civilians living in the northern area. area after the evacuation orders, which he has also criticized.

“The United States is concerned about the situation in northern Gaza, including Israel’s announcement of new evacuation orders for several communities. We are particularly concerned that Palestinian civilians have no safe place to go (…) These disastrous situations were predicted months ago and have yet to be addressed. This must change, and now. “We urge Israel to take immediate steps to do so,” he said during a session of the UN Security Council.

Next, he noted the 1.5 million Palestinians displaced in the center and south of the Strip, where humanitarian conditions are “deplorable” and “catastrophic”, and he acknowledged that the situation would worsen if measures were not taken to expand humanitarian flows. It may also get worse. Support to Enclave.

Similarly, he expressed his wish that all residents of Gaza, including those recently displaced from the north, be allowed to return to their homes and “rebuild” them.

“We are also concerned by recent steps taken by the Israeli government to limit the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza. “Combined with new bureaucratic limits imposed on humanitarian aid from Jordan and the closure of most border crossings in recent weeks, these sanctions will only have the effect of increasing the suffering in Gaza,” he said.

In this sense, he highlights the efforts of Sigrid Kaag, United Nations Senior Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs and Reconstruction in Gaza, in humanitarian operations in coordination with other organizations and NGOs to carry out the polio vaccination campaign. (ep)