The international humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned this Saturday that the number of trucks authorized to deliver aid to Gaza is “totally insufficient” and considered that more aid is vital.
In a statement on the social network page Implacable from two weeks ago.”
The number of trucks authorized to bring aid to Gaza through the Rafah crossing on October 21 is totally insufficient compared to the desperate needs of the population, which has been under complete siege and relentless shelling for two weeks.
– Doctors Without Borders (@MSF_USA) October 21, 2023
The Rafah border, which connects Egypt with the Gaza Strip, opened and closed this Saturday after the passage of 20 trucks of humanitarian aid.
Humanitarian aid arriving in Gaza, controlled by the Islamic group Hamas, will only be delivered to hospitals in the enclave and will not include water or fuel, Red Cross officials said.
The aid will be taken to the warehouses of the United Nations (UN), confirmed the organization for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), which will be in charge of distribution.
On the social network, MSF also considered it essential that fuel be allowed into Gaza, essential for the operation of hospitals, as well as the availability of drinking water.
The organization highlighted the importance of regular aid to the Gaza Strip and ensuring safe passage to allow this aid to reach areas where the needs are greatest.
“We are willing to deliver medical supplies to Gaza if we are given the opportunity to do so,” says MSF.
The Islamist group Hamas launched a surprise attack in southern Israel on October 7 with the launch of thousands of rockets and the incursion of armed militiamen, taking two hundred hostages.
In response, Israel declared war on Hamas, a movement that has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007 and is classified as terrorist by the European Union and the United States, bombing several of the group’s infrastructure in the Gaza Strip and imposing a total siege. to the territory with water, fuel and electricity supply cuts.
The conflict has already caused thousands of deaths and injuries, between soldiers and civilians, in both territories.
Source: TSF
