Skip next section US to dismantle Gaaz aid pier, report says
07/10/2024July 10, 2024
US to dismantle Gaaz aid pier, report says
Several US officials have confirmed that a will be used to deliver some aid over the coming days before being torn down for good, the Associated Press reported.
Efforts to get humanitarian aid into Gaza have been repeatedly hampered by bad weather and airstrikes, despite UN calls for humanitarian supplies to reach Palestinians.
Stormy weather and sea conditions have required the US to move the dock several times since it was constructed two months ago.
The UN has warned that without new deliveries, the few remaining bakeries in Gaza only have enough fuel to operate for another day or two. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in the first week of July, aid workers were only able to bring 500,000 liters (132,000 gallons) of fuel into Gaza and just about 2 million liters in June.
“In both cases, this was less than a fifth of the estimated 400,000 liters required every day to sustain humanitarian, medical and related operations,” he said.
UN assessments have found that the inability to deliver aid in Gaza due to Israeli shelling has led to “catastrophic” levels of hunger, particularly among children.
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Skip next section UN: Israeli evacuation orders ‘chaotic’
07/10/2024July 10, 2024
UN: Israeli evacuation orders ‘chaotic’
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Israeli evacuation orders were “dangerously chaotic” for calling on people to pass through neighborhoods where fighting is taking place.
“Civilians in Gaza must be protected and have their basic needs met, whether they move or stay,” the UN spokesman said. “Those who leave must have enough time to do so, as well as a safe route and a safe place to go.”
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Skip next section Heavy bombardment in Khan Younis
07/10/2024July 10, 2024
Heavy bombardment in Khan Younis
Israeli strikes in Khan Younis have forced thousands to flee and killed at least 25 people sheltering in a school on Tuesday, Palestinian health officials said.
The Israeli military has blamed civilian deaths on Hamas for fighting in urban areas. The Israeli army said the airstrike near the school and reports of civilian casualties were under review, and claimed the strike targeted a Hamas militant who took part in the October 7 attack on Israel that killed some 1,200 people in southern Israel.
Health Ministry officials in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip reported that over 38,200 people have been killed in the territory since October 7. The toll does not differentiate between combatants and civilians.
Israel, Germany, the United States, as well as several other countries, designate Hamas as a terrorist organization.
es/sms (AP, AFP, Reuters)
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