Crisis -like Gaza: Israel and UN in the dispute over humanitarian aid!

Crisis -like Gaza: Israel and UN in the dispute over humanitarian aid!

Rafah, Palästinensische Gebiete - The humanitarian crisis in the Gaza strip continues to escalate, while the conflict between Israel and the United Nations about dealing with the auxiliary deliveries is becoming increasingly sharp. According to the Hamas media office reports, at least 31 people are said to have been killed in Israeli air strikes and more than 170 injured. However, Israel rejects this information and emphasizes that the military has not targeted civilians. Oren Marblestein, spokesman for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, described the reaction of UN Secretary-General António Guterres as "shame" and criticized the UN not to lose any words about the behavior of Hamas that play a central role in this context. Tagesspiegel Independent investigation of the incidents has requested that reports on shots on Palestinians who were near auxiliary money distribution centers that alerted the international community.

The location in Gaza is catastrophic. A German paramedic who is currently on site describes the despair of people. There is a lack of vital goods such as food, drinking water and medication. In the middle of this crisis, the newly founded gaza humanitarian foundation (GHF) to reorganize the distribution of auxiliary goods. This initiative is intended to ensure that the help is distributed without the influence of Hamas, which is accused of selling relief goods at higher prices and using the proceeds for military purposes.

dispute over aid deliveries and responsibility

The dispute over humanitarian aid between Israel and the UN has gained intensity in the past few days. Tagesschau reports that Israel will reject the reports on shots on civilians and reject any responsibility for the incidents. Marmorstein pointed out that Guterres did not pay attention to Hamas' deeds in his message and questioned the UN's intentions. Meanwhile, Israel started organizing aid deliveries through the GHF to bypass UN organizations, which is considered to be problematic internationally.

International aid organizations, including Unicef, are concerned about the dangers that represent these new distribution channels for civilians. Old people, sick people and children are particularly at risk, for whom access to the new distribution centers may be dangerous or even impossible. Unicef ​​warns that the probability of injuries and deaths increases in these vulnerable groups in this unstable environment. It is also criticized that the Israeli military uses auxiliary deliveries as a weapon against Hamas, which further exacerbates the disaster in the Gaza Strip.

In the middle of these uncertainties, Germany's new Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul travels to Israel to talk to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa. The international community looks forward to developing the developments and the efforts to find a solution to the humanitarian catastrophe and the escalating conflict.