Israeli government had imposed a total blockade to the territory, which was partially flexible in late May, causing food shortages, medicines and supplies essential
under increasing international pressure to unlock the entry of humanitarian aid in the announced on Saturday (26) the resumption of air release of supplies on the territory, an action in which the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates are ready to participate.
The Civil Defense of Palestinian territory announced on Saturday the death of 40 people for Israeli bombing and shooting, while a boat carrying pro-palestinos activists was intercepted by Israeli soldiers as he approached the coast of Gaza.
The military was seen, on a live online broadcast, boarding the Handala, which departed from Sicily, loaded with medical supplies, food, children and medicine equipment, in a mission organized by the Flotilha da Liberdade International Movement.
The transmission showed the activists sitting on the deck with their hands raised, whistling the Italian anti -fascist song “Bella Ciao” while the soldiers took control of the vessel. Israel, who has been Gaza since the beginning of the war against Hamas terrorists in 2023, had imposed a total blockade to the territory, which was partially relaxed in late May, causing severe food shortages, medicines and other essential products.
The UN and several NGOs now warn of an increase in child malnutrition and the risk of widespread hunger among the more than two million inhabitants of the territory. On Saturday, the United Kingdom announced that it was preparing to send help and evacuate “children who need medical care” in collaboration with “partners like Jordan.”
The United Arab Emirates, in turn, declared that they would resume the releases “immediately.” The Israeli Army said on Saturday that airlines for Gaza aid would be resumed at night and that humanitarian corridors would be established to ensure safe transportation of UN food and medicine trains.
He added that the first deliveries would consist of seven pallets with flour, sugar and canned foods provided by international organizations. On Friday, Paris, Berlin and London asked Israel to “immediately raise restrictions on the sending of help.”
“Caro, ineffective”
The Emirates, Jordan, France and other countries have already participated in Gaza Air Launch Operations in 2024, sometimes considered dangerous. Many humanitarian officials highlighted at the time that this method could not replace the sending of help over the ground.
UN UN Director for Palestinian Refugees (Unrwa), Philippe Lazzarini, estimated on Saturday, in an X publication, that “air release will not end growing hunger. It’s expensive, ineffective and may even kill hungry civilians.”
Also on Saturday, the Gaza Civil Defense announced the death of 40 people due to Israeli operations, particularly in the city of Gaza (North), Khan Yunis (south) and in a field in the center of the track. According to the organization, three people died by Israeli shots while waiting for humanitarian aid, one of which was killed when the soldiers opened fire on a group of civilians gathered in the northwest of the city of Gaza. In a statement, the army of Israel indicated that its aviation bombarded “more than 100 terrorist targets” in 24 hours.
The war was triggered by an unprecedented attack by the Islamist Hamas terrorist movement against Israel on 7 October 2023, which caused, on the Israeli side, the death of 1,219 people, mostly civilians, according to a survey based on official data. In response, Israel launched an offensive that left at least 59,733 dead in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to Hamas Ministry of Health, considered reliable by the UN.
*With information from AFP
Posted by Carolina Ferreira
