UNRWA: Israel is preventing the rescue of survivors under the rubble in northern Gaza
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Inas Hamdan, Media Officer UNRWA announced that this request was submitted following the genocidal crimes of the Zionist occupying forces in the north of the Gaza Strip.
Wedder told Anatolia news agency: “In the last two weeks, we warned many times that the tightening of the siege on Jebalia and the northern areas of Gaza make the situation extremely worse, and Israel’s continuous military operation in northern Gaza puts the lives of tens of thousands of civilians at serious risk.”
Hamdan added: “Furthermore, Israel’s military attacks in northern Gaza have cut off people’s access to basic necessities for survival, including food and water.”
He stated that the Jebalia camp has been under siege for more than two weeks and there are reports of families living in their homes. have been imprisoned themselves, it has reached the hands of UNRWA.
He continued: “Water and food are about to run out, and the images we received from the camp show that residents are running for their lives, while there is no place to They have no shelter.”
In the field of health, Hamdan stated: “On October 18, two of the three remaining hospitals in northern Gaza, i.e. Al-Awda and Indonesian were attacked directly, which has alarmingly aggravated the humanitarian crisis in this region.”
He added: “In the Indonesian hospital, patients have died due to power outages and lack of equipment, and since Saturday, the UN has urgently requested access to northern Gaza to save people.” Wounded and trapped under the rubble, it has not been implemented by the Israeli authorities.”
Hamdan asked the Zionist regime to allow rescue and relief teams to have immediate access to the sick, wounded and besieged people and declared that every minute of delay in this regard would intensify the crisis. .
Regarding the situation of Palestinian refugees, Hamdan announced that 7 shelter centers in the northern areas have been evacuated and civilians have either been forced to flee or face starvation and terror. Basic services, including UNRWA services, have stopped and two water wells are the only remaining sources of water supply to the area.
Since October 5, 2023, the Zionist army has launched unprecedented attacks on the camp and the city of Jebalia and the vast areas of northern Gaza. And the day after these attacks began, he announced the beginning of a ground attack on these areas.
The Zionist regime claims that the purpose of this operation is to prevent Hamas from returning to power in this area, while the Palestinians believe that this regime intends to occupy these areas and displace its residents. slow.
