UN Warns Continued Danger To Aid Workers In Gaza Is Becoming ‘Increasingly Intolerable’
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The warning comes as Israel's ongoing military offensive continues to block most humanitarian assistance and worsen a starvation crisis for Palestinians.
The United Nations has warned that the continued danger to aid workers in Gaza is becoming “increasingly intolerable” as Israel’s ongoing military offensive in the enclave continues to block most humanitarian assistance and worsen an already devastating starvation crisis for Palestinians.
On Tuesday, U.N. spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told reporters that Muhannad Hadi, the body’s humanitarian coordinator, wrote on June 17 to the Israeli military about the dire aid situation. Gilles Michaud, the U.N.’s undersecretary for security, spoke with the military on Monday, Dujarric added.
“Humanitarian operations have repeatedly been in the crosshairs in Gaza, and I think you know the number of humanitarian workers that have been killed,” Dujarric said. “We’ve repeatedly talked about humanitarian convoys shot at, and notably last Friday. We’ve talked about areas that were deconflicted that were hit — hospitals, shelters and so on. And the risks, frankly, are becoming increasingly intolerable.”
Eight months after Israel launched its military campaign in response to Hamas’ attack on Oct. 7, Israeli soldiers have killed more than 37,000 Palestinians in Gaza — in addition to virtually flattening most of the enclave — and more than 500 in the occupied West Bank, the latter of which is not governed by Hamas. As of May, more than 250 aid workers have been killed in the conflict, according to the U.N.
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