Gaza Needs: Israel’s Occupation in Light of Recent High-Redshift Invasions of the Gazan Enclave
Israel’s military on Thursday said it supported new initiatives to get humanitarian assistance into Gaza by land, air and sea, just hours after the military’s chief spokesman said it was trying to “flood” the enclave with sorely needed aid.
The public signaling from Israeli officials follows increasingly urgent calls from the United States and other allies for Israel to do more to alleviate the humanitarian crisis wrought by its invasion. The UN warned parts of Gaza were on the verge of famine.
Aid organizations and U.N. officials say the new efforts are too small and inefficient to meet the enormous needs of Gazan civilians. They have argued that it would be better for Israel to ease entry restrictions for trucks at established crossing points into the enclave, and do more to speed the delivery of goods inside Gaza.
Airdrops are not effective because they can deliver only a small fraction of the food a truck convoy can haul. Setting up the infrastructure for aid deliveries by sea will be expensive and take time: U.S. officials have said that it could be weeks before a floating pier for maritime aid is up and running.
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Israeli forces kill and wound Gazan civilians in a bloodshed attack on a convoy bringing aid to hunger ravaged northern Gaza
At least the second time in just over two weeks, a convoy of trucks bringing aid to hunger ravaged northern Gaza ended in bloodshed when Palestinians were killed and wounded in an attack on the trucks by the Israeli military.
At least 20 people have died and 150 were injured when Israeli forces attacked a group of civilians waiting for aid near the Kuwait traffic circle, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
The Israeli military denied the allegation in a statement on Friday, blaming Palestinian gunmen and saying that an “intensive preliminary review” had determined “that no tank fire, airstrike or gunfire was carried out toward the Gazan civilians at the aid convoy.” It did not say whether Israeli forces had opened fire at all.
It’s not clear who gave the latest supplies, who drove the trucks or who provided security for them. UNRWA said it was not involved. The Israeli military said it had “facilitated the passage” of the 31 trucks but did not elaborate on that.
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