UN says artificial levee not enough for Gaza

United Nations (EFE).- The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, stressed through his spokesperson this Friday that the artificial dock installed by the US in Gaza, and which became operational today, is not enough for humanitarian relief . Requirements in the Palestinian Enclaves.

Asked about the effectiveness of the dock, spokesman Farhan Haq told a press conference: “The fundamental question is: Will we be able to bring in enough aid to keep people alive? “We have already made it clear that, unless things change fundamentally for the better, the answer is no (…) We need to see improvement in many different areas.”

Uncertain details about Gaza dock

The Pentagon indicated this Friday that the corridor would allow about 500 tons of aid to be distributed in two days and assist more than 2 million people at risk of famine.

But a spokesman for the General Secretariat stressed that the corridor is “not intended to replace any (land) crossing.”

Nevertheless, Haq assured that the United Nations is “grateful” to the United States, Cyprus, and other states for helping to establish the so-called “maritime corridor”, a mechanism whose neutrality is respected as long as the UN “Will support. and freedom of human action.

Among the many questions received about the pier, it was clear that there are still many doubts about its operation, mainly related to safety; For example, regarding the question whether it would be Israeli forces that would provide security for convoys moving from the docks to the interior, the spokesperson limited himself to answering that “certain security arrangements” have been established and that they Now going to investigate. , “how do they work”.