World must act now to help Gazans under Israeli blockade, UN chiefs urge happymamay

The heads of six United Nations agencies appealed to world leaders to act urgently to ensure that food and supplies reach the Palestinians in Gaza, where Israel stopped leaving delivery for more than a month.

A joint statement said that the Palestinians were “trapped, bombarded and hungry again” with supplies “accumulating” at the crossing points.

Israel has prevented the entry of supplies, including humanitarian aid, since March 2, after the end of the first stage of the ceasefire, asking Hamas to comply with this part of the armistice. Hamas, accusing Israel, refused to retract its obligations.

Israel said that there is enough food in Gaza “for a long period of time”, but the agencies said this was not.

The statement said: “The last ceasefire allowed us to achieve it within 60 days, which are bombs, obstruction and black that prevented us from working during 470 days of the war: delivering the supplies of saving life to almost every part of Gaza.”

“Although this provides a short rest period, the assurances that there is now enough food to feed all Palestinians in Gaza is far from reality on the ground, and the commodities are very low.”

The statement was signed by the heads of the United Nations Office for Humanitarian Coordination (OCHA); United Nations Children’s Agency (UNICEF); United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS); World Food Program (WFP); The World Health Organization (WHO).

Because of the siege, All UN bakery closedThe markets are free of most fresh vegetables and hospitals cut pain relievers and antibiotics.

The statement says that the functional health system in Gaza is “gas gas [and]… running out of medical supplies and basic shocks. “

“With the strict Israeli siege in Gaza in its second month, we appeal to the world leaders to act – firmly and decisive – to ensure the basic principles of international humanitarian law.

“Protecting civilians. Facilitating aid. The hostage firing. A ceasefire renewal.”

Under international humanitarian law, Israel must ensure that the basic needs of the civilian population are met under its control. Also, rapid and non -addicted passage of humanitarian assistance should be allowed and facilitated.

She witnessed a two -month stopping in the fighting, an increase in humanitarian aid that allows the entry of Gaza, as well as the release of Hamas from 33 hostages – eight of them dead – in exchange for about 1900 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

Israel renewed its air strikes and the ground attack in Gaza on March 18.

On Tuesday, the Hamas -running Ministry of Health in Gaza said that at least 58 people were killed in the region during the previous 24 hours.

During the night, Israeli strikes killed 19 people, including five children, their homeland in the central city of Deir Al -Bala, according to the Hamas Civil Defense Agency.

According to 11 people were killed in two separate strikes in the northern town of Beit Lahia and the northwest of Gaza City.

Meanwhile, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) said that the second Palestinian journalist had died of his wounds after an Israeli strike on Monday.

Ahmed Mansour suffered from severe burns when a media tent in the southern city, Khan Yunis, was also killed, killing his Palestinian colleague Hilmi Faqi.

The Israeli army said that the strike targeted a third journalist, Hassan Aslai, who accused him of “Hamas terrorist.” PJS said Eslaih was in critical condition after the attack, along with many other journalists.

The war arose through the unprecedented Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, where about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken to Gaza as hostages.

More than 50,810 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli attack since then, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.