The Health Ministry in Gaza said that in the last 24 hours, 14 people died from malnutrition, and among them two children.
It is stated that the total number of deaths caused by malnutrition has now reached 147, of which 88 children are.
During the weekend, Israel allowed the continuation of air delivery of assistance in Gaza, after increasing international pressure due to malnutrition in that enclave, the BBC reports.
Israel, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates inserted the help of parachutes to the area. Jordan and UAE have released 25 tons of assistance, but one Jordan official said it was not a replacement for delivery by land, reuters – which is the attitude sharing and humanitarian organizations.
The UN Agency’s Head of Palestinian Refugees (UNRA) Lazzarini said the inspection of parachutes was expensive, inefficiently, ineffectively and can even kill the mine of the civilians, and called Israel to enable more detail trucks.
UN UN Coordinator for Tom Fletcher welcomed the decision of Israel to support the week of reinforced assistance delivery, including the abolition of customs barriers to food, medications and fuel from Egypt, as well as allegedly determining safe routes for the UN Humanitarian Convaints.
However, Fletcher points out that, although some limitations of movement seems to be mitigated, “the needful amounts of assistance needed to prevent hunger and catastrophic health crisis.”
He also added that “continuous action is needed, including faster approval of the passage for convoys that go towards Gaza.”
“And that there is no more attack on people waiting in line for food – Fletcher emphasized.
(Vijesti.ba/fena)
