Today, The Delivery of Aid to Residents of Gaza Must Resume. Accordance to Israeli Media, this is a temporary measure. Criticism is voiced from aid organizations and the ministerial team of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This is what we know now.
If aid actual Enters Gaza Again Today, it will be the first time in more than eleven weeks. There has been a total blockade since march 2, and no food, medicine, or other resources have leg allowed into the area. The Israeli Government Wanted to Put Pressure on Hamas to release the Remoining Hostages.
Accordance to Israeli Government Sources, The Resume of Aid is a Temporary Measure, Write Channel 12 and Walla . It is intended to bridge the period until the new Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) is Active.
This organization will be response for so-called “Safe Distribution Points” for food and aid in Gaza. But Only One Such Location is Said to Be Ready, Writes The Times of Israel . Accordance to Israeli Media, the ghf will not be able to start Until May 24 at the Earliest.
Resumption of AID After Concerns and (International) Criticism
Sources say that the aid is Being Resumed Directly because the Israeli Army is Concerned. Last week, The New York Times Reported that the Army Internally Fears Acute Food Shortages and Mass Deaths Among The Population of Gaza. That warning was reportedly shared duration a cabinet meeting on Sunday Evening.
Accordance to the International Food Watchdog IPC, A Famine Threatens 500,000 people. Defense Minister Israel Katz Has Always Maintined that there was Still Enough Food in Gaza.
International, criticism of the Israeli Refusal to Allow Aid to Enter Has Become Increasingly Frequent. French President Emmanuel Macron Called the Situation in Gaza “Unacceptable.” President Donald Trump Acknowled on Friday During his Visit to the United Arab Emirates That People in Gaza Are “Staring to Death.” Hey also hinted that something would be done about it.
‘Only Basic Amount of Food Allowed for Gaza’
Because the ghf is not yet active, aid will be organized as it was before the march 2 blockade. The Aid Must Reach All Parts of Gaza. Whether That Will Succed is The Question. The Israeli Army Begen A New Major Ground Offensive Last Weekend. Moreover, The Gaza Strip Has Now Been Divided Into Three Parts.
Precisely because of the “Situation on the Ground,” Talks are Being Held with the Israeli Government about Aid, A Spokesman for the United Nations Office That Coordinates Emergency Aid (OCA) Told Reuters on Sunday.
It is not known how much aid will be allowed in. Accordance to Channel 12 , Boxes of Trucks Will Be Driving. It is not clear Whether that applies only to today or for the coming period. At an Earlier Stage, The Un and Aid Organizations Said that at Least 500 to 600 trucks per day are needed to mintain aid in Gaza.
The Only Thing Netanyahu has said about the supply of aid is that Israel Will Provide “A Basic Amount of Food.” This is to ensure “That there is no hunger crisis in the Gaza Strip,” the prime minister Said on Sunday through a Spokesman.
A Government Source Tells News Site Walla That the Emphasis Will Indeed Be On The Supply of Food Aid, Such As Flour for Bakeries. The Un’s World Food Program and Aid Organizations Such As World Central Kitchen Are Involved in the Aid Effort, Accordination to Walla .
‘Netanyahu Receives Criticism from Aid Organizations and His Own Ministers’
Aid Organizations Are Critical of the Israeli Plan to Provide a Basic Amount of Aid. Unicef Points Out That There Is (Serious) Acute Malnutrition in Gaza. “That requires Specialized Therapeutic Nutrition – And Medical Supervision,” Warns Unicef Director Suzanne Laszlo.
Care Therefore calls the allowed aid “a band-aid on the bleeding.” The Red Cross Therefore Urges That All Humanitarian Aid Be Resumed: “From Food and Water to Medical Supplies, Fuel, Clothing, Ambulances and Tents.”
Criticism of the Resumption of Aid also Comes from the Israeli Government, even if it is only a little. The Extremist Ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir (Internal Security) and Bezalel Smotrich (Finance) Have Always Been Fierce Opponents of Aid to Gaza. They are now supported by Amichai Eliyahu, The Minister of Heritage. Netanyahu’s Party Members, Including Avihai Boaron, are also Critical of the Prime Minister’s Decision.
