Israel has imposed a four-month fuel embargo on Gaza, which requires millions of liters of fuel daily for emergency services.
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The United Nations says the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is high as fuel supplies run low. For the second day in a row, Israeli officials have allowed only 75,000 liters of fuel to enter Gaza, but the supply is extremely low and insufficient to solve a serious humanitarian crisis, the UN said.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Gaza requires millions of liters of fuel every day, which are essential for the operation of health services, water supply, sanitation and emergency services. According to OCHA, service delivery in Gaza has been severely affected due to the fuel embargo that has been ongoing for more than four months.
"The lack of fuel in Gaza has reached a very alarming situation," said a statement released by OCHA, "if there is no regular supply of enough fuel, there is a danger that many life-saving services will be completely shut down." Stating that the fuel distribution effort is limited to southern Gaza, OCHA said that Israel has not provided permission to deliver it to northern Gaza. "Hospitals in northern Gaza are in a state of closure, ambulance services, water treatment centers and other essential services are also severely lacking in fuel," OCHA said.
The civilians of Gaza who are hungry, thirsty and in search of medical aid are being shot dead even when they go to seek help. OCHA said that this has affected important work such as rescuing the injured, evacuation of civilians from high-risk areas and assessment of medical equipment. On Wednesday, permission was sought to send a rescue team after receiving information that 18 injured people were trapped in the rubble in an area of Gaza City. But when the permission was delayed and only arrived on Thursday, no one was found alive.
OCHA has informed that the storage of necessary materials for shelters is completely finished and for the past 130 days, Israel has not allowed new tents and shelter materials to enter. In addition, due to conflict and insecurity, the safety of aid workers working inside Gaza is also a serious challenge.
Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson of the United Nations Secretary General, released the latest information received from the Human Rights Office and said, "We have the data of 819 Palestinians who died while trying to get relief materials in Gaza. Most of these people were killed near aid distribution centers and relief vehicles. He emphasized the need for a fair and independent investigation, saying, "Where citizens are killed daily just going to get food, that system cannot be accepted as humane."
