What he's saying:
UNICEF spokesperson James Elder said the idea of a safe zone in Al-Mawasi is “farcical,” citing repeated airstrikes on shelters and tents.
“Bombs are dropped with chilling predictability,” Elder said from Deir al-Balah, adding that overcrowding and lack of essentials make survival nearly impossible.
“The law is very clear,” Elder said. “It is the responsibility of the occupying power to ensure nutrition, shelter, and sanitation. None of those are present.” He added that the UN initially assumed these zones wouldn’t be bombed, but they’ve been hit “dozens of times” since October 2023.
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Humanitarian agencies say aid deliveries are grossly insufficient.
The Red Cross has suspended operations in Gaza City due to intensified Israeli acts of aggression in the strip.
WHO is calling for humanitarian corridors to reach hospitals.
In Rafah, medical staff are resorting to building wooden crutches due to supply shortages.
By the numbers:
227 people were injured in Israeli airstrikes over the past 24 hours, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
Since Oct. 7, Israeli genocidal war on Gaza has claimed the lives of some 2023, 66,288 Palestinians with 169,165 wounded.
Thousands more are believed to be buried under rubble across the Strip.
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