And Gaza received food … finally. What should be something totally common and normal even in the possible most warmonger context, it has become a news story in Gaza. After weeks in which the Israeli block has not allowed the entry of any type of humanitarian aid to the strip And after hundreds of dead as a result of the famine, which has been primarily primed with the little ones, Gaza celebrates that finally a minimum – clearly insufficient – helps its territory.
The shipment has been carried out by the Israel Defense Forces (FDI), which as announced late this Saturday, And before the clamor and international pressure, he has been forced to give one of lime after one million sand. Thus, in the early hours of this Sunday, the first sending of humanitarian aid via air entered for the first time, according to what is specified by the Israeli government.
“According to the guidelines of the political dome, The FDI recently made an air launch of humanitarian aid As part of the efforts to allow and facilitate the entry of help to the Gaza Strip, “the FDI said in a statement published on their Telegram channel.
The help received by the Gazatí population has little special, although obviously, it is better than what I had received until now: nothing. According to Israeli sources, The shipment has been carried out by international organizations and led by COGAT (Israeli organism that manages civil affairs) that includes seven help packages with flour, sugar and canned food.
In a previous statement, the IDF indicated that They will establish humanitarian corridors designated to “facilitate the safe movement of the UN convoyses that deliver food and medicines to the population.”
Since the end of May, UN agencies, that until then they were in charge of the distribution of aid, they were relegated to the background With the arrival of the controversial Humanitarian Foundation for Gaza (GHF), backed by the United States, In whose militarized complexes more than a thousand people have died while waiting in the long lines.
Israel’s decision comes when deaths from malnutrition in these last weeks have shot themselves, especially between children and babies.
The launch of the aid occurred shortly after the Proper Coalition Fleeta de la Libertad denounced that the Israel Army He intercepted his Handala ship at midnight between this Saturday and Sunday, while navigating Gaza with the aim of breaking the Israeli block and delivering humanitarian aid.
Israel intercepts a ship from the Freedom Flotilla
However, Israel, faithful to what it has been doing for months, has again intercepted the arrival of a ship from
“The handala has been intercepted by the Israeli occupation forces”, He wrote the organization in his X.
The organization He said that at 23:43 on Saturday crazy hourL (20:43 GMT) The Israeli army turned off the cameras that were on board and broadcast what happened in the handala and therefore lost communication with the boat.
“This interception It happened in international waters outside the territorial waters of Palestine in Gazain a violation of international maritime law, “the flotilla denounced in his statement.
This Saturday, the Gazatí government warned that, if in the next few days did not enter formula milk and nutritional supplements, More than 100,000 children in Gaza run the risk of dying due to malnutrition.
Israel announces “tactical pause” daily to allow humanitarian aid in Gaza
“According to the guidelines of the political dome, and As part of the continuous effort of Israel’s defense forces, led by the COGAT agency (Israeli entity in charge of civil affairs in the occupied Palestinian territories), to increase the income of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip, a local tactical pause will be implemented in the military activity for humanitarian purposes, from 10.00 (07.00 GMT) to 20.00 (17.00 GMT), from today (Sunday), “the army reported in a statement.
The Army added that they will be established “Safe routes” between 06.00 (03.00 GMT) and 23.00 (20.00 GMT) to allow the transit of UN convoys and humanitarian organizations that distribute food and medicines among the Gazatí population.
“This decision It coordinated with the UN and other international organizations After conversations held on the matter, “added the statement. According to the Israeli army, the pause will be applied in areas where it currently does not maintain an active presence: the city of Gaza (in the north of the enclave), deir to the Balah (in the center) and the Mawasi (in the south). The measure will be maintained, according to the statement,” every day until new notice “.
