UNITED NATIONS: United Nations aid operations in Gaza (Aug 26) ground to a halt on Monday after Israel issued new evacuation orders on Sunday for Deir Al-Balah in the c
A Palestinian woman prepares to evacuate with her newborn from the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip following renewed Israeli evacuation orders for the area on Aug 26, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement.on Sunday for Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip where the UN operations center was located, said a senior UN official.
"We're not leaving because the people need us there," the official said."We're trying to balance the need of the population with the need for safety and security of the UN personnel." "We are being squeezed into ever smaller areas of Gaza," he told reporters on Monday."The humanitarian zone declared by Israel has shrunk. It's now about 11 per cent of the entire Gaza Strip. But this isn't 11 per cent of land that is fit for habitation, fit for services, fit for life.
The UN has long complained of obstacles to getting aid into Gaza - Israel inspects and approves all trucks - and says it is also struggling to distribute aid amid"total lawlessness" within the enclave of 2.3 million people, where a global hunger monitor last month said there is a
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