The head of the United Nations Humanitarian Mission, Martin Griffiths, presented this Wednesday a ten-point plan to end “the carnage in Gaza, where new levels of horror are being reached every day.”
The plan includes a new call for a ceasefire to distribute humanitarian aid and facilitate the release of hostages.
The ceasefire would also “give citizens the opportunity to rest” at a time when “hospitals are under attack, causing the deaths of premature babies, and the entire population is deprived of their basic means of survival,” said Griffiths in a statement in Geneva.
The 10-point plan, which targets Israel, the Gaza authorities and “those who have influence over them,” also calls for opening more border crossings to allow in humanitarian aid, such as the Kerem Shalom corridor, between the Palestinian territories . and Israeli areas.
The document also calls on the United Nations, humanitarian organizations and public and private entities in Gaza to have access to fuel in sufficient quantities to provide basic emergency services.
On the other hand, the official reiterates his call on states and other donors to make money available to the UN, which recently requested $1.2 billion (about €1.1 billion) to meet the humanitarian needs of the current crisis in the Middle East.
“The parties to the conflict must respect international humanitarian law, agree to a ceasefire and end the fighting,” Griffiths summarized in the statement.
On October 7, fighters from the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) – in power in the Gaza Strip since 2007 and classified as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union and Israel – carried out an unprecedented attack on Israelis. since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, which has left 1,200 dead, mostly civilians, around 5,000 injured and more than 200 hostages.
In retaliation, Israel declared a war to “eradicate” Hamas, which began with cuts to food, water, electricity and fuel supplies in the Gaza Strip and daily bombing, followed by a ground offensive around Gaza City.
The war between Israel and Hamas, which entered its 40th day today and continues to threaten to spread across the Middle East, has so far left more than 11,000 dead in the Gaza Strip, mostly civilians, 28,200 injured, 3,250 missing among the rubble and According to the latest report from local authorities, more than 1.6 million people have been displaced.
Source: DN
