Aid goods centers in the Gaza Strip remain closed - dead cause excitement!

Aid goods distribution centers in the Gaza Strip remain closed. Renovation work as a reason. Alarming reports on fatal incidents.
Aid goods distribution centers in the Gaza Strip remain closed. Renovation work as a reason. Alarming reports on fatal incidents. (Symbolbild/NAG)

Aid goods centers in the Gaza Strip remain closed - dead cause excitement!

Rafah, Gaza, Palästina - The distribution of relief goods in the Gaza Strip is currently facing considerable difficulties. The distribution centers, which are operated by the Gaza Humanitrian Foundation (GHF) in cooperation with Israeli and American security companies, are now closed. This was announced by the Israeli army and the GHF via the platform X. The reason for the closure is renovation, organizational and efficiency improvement work, which, according to reports on fatal incidents near a distribution center in Rafah, are urgently needed. According to the Hamas-controlled health authority, at least 27 Palestinians were killed and around 90 injured in these incidents, a fact that also escalates.

The Israeli army has warned the population not to go close to the distribution centers because they are considered to be battle areas. According to reports, the Israeli army shot on people who identified it as a suspect after they did not react to warning shots. The Israeli bodies emphasize that they do not aim at civilians, but this is questioned by the reports of the Gaza Humanitrian Foundation and other UN representatives.

controversial statements and international reactions

In the course of the current escalation, Oren Marblestein, spokesman for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has practiced harsh criticism of a statement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres and described his statements as "shame". Guterres had requested an immediate and independent examination of the incidents in which, according to the Hamas, civilians of an Israeli offensive fell victim to. The discussion about the humanitarian Situation in Gaza is also fueled by a dispute between the United Nations and Israel about dealing with Hamas.

Guterres was horrified by the reports that people have to risk their lives for food, and emphasized that Israel was obliged to allow humanitarian aid. Marble stone, in turn, criticized that Guterres did not respond to the violence of Hamas, which he represents as a threat to civilians and as an obstacle to effective aid measures.

criticism of the auxiliary distribution

The GHF had started distributing relief goods a week ago after Israel again allowed aid deliveries after a long blockade. The GHF operates four distribution centers in the Gaza Strip, to which Palestinian families are supposed to go every five days to pick up aid packages. However, it is criticized that the current distribution mechanisms are dangerous and that many people, especially the elder and the sick, are unable to cross the combat areas to get food.

UN representatives have noticed that so far no evidence of the allegations made by Israel have been presented that Hamas steals relief goods and thus earns money. It remains to be seen whether the GHF will resume the distribution of relief goods on Thursday, as announced, in order to meet the acute needs of the population, but in the first few weeks only 60 percent of the two million people can reach the Gaza Strip. The situation remains tense, while the international community is still concerned about the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.

In summary, in this complex location, several pages report differently about the events and raise questions whether the mechanism for the distribution of help is actually the most effective solution in one of the most competitive areas in the world.

For more information on the events in the Gaza Strip you can do the articles from Merkur , daily mirror and time call.

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OrtRafah, Gaza, Palästina
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