The UN humanitarian aid coordinator for Gaza told the UN Security Council , that the Palestinians in this territory feel abandoned and live in inhumane conditions due to the lack of political will to improve the situation, reported France Press, quoted by BTA.
"I spoke about the inhuman conditions in which human beings like us survive, peaceful citizens, young and old,", Sigrid Kaag told journalists yesterday after presenting her regular report to members of the Security Council in a closed session.
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"I have painted a very, very grim picture as civilians in Gaza continue to suffer. As I told the Council, over the course of my career since the 1980s I have been in Gaza in various capacities /.../, but nothing prepares you for what you see and hear," she said.< /p>
"People feel left out by all of us and I said that to the Council. They ask where is the international community," Kaag added.
After the ceasefire in Lebanon, Palestinians are worried. "Will we be forgotten or will our turn come?" they ask you, said the Dutch diplomat.
Kaag was appointed a year ago at the request of the Security Council to coordinate humanitarian aid to Gaza. However, the scale of this aid is far from sufficient to deal with the catastrophic situation, the UN tirelessly repeats, deploring the large number of humanitarian convoys refused by the Israeli authorities.
"No system can replace or compensate for the lack of political will. This is politics, it's about political will and political choice," emphasized Sigrid Kaag.
On October 7, 2023 an unprecedented attack by the Palestinian organization "Hamas" resulted in the death of 1,208 people on the Israeli side, most of them civilians. The AFP count is based on official figures and includes hostages who died or were killed in captivity in the Gaza Strip.
The retaliatory military campaign launched by Israel has killed at least 44,786 people in the Gaza Strip, most of them civilians, according to the health ministry in the Hamas government. in Gaza, which the UN considers credible .