Humanitarian groups denounce an increase in looting before the threat of mass famine in Gaza
Local residents and humanitarian operators have denounced an increase in Supply warehouses In the north of Gaza, while the conditions continue to deteriorate after just the period Two months of locking for Israel.
Face to face to face, aid and internal communication organizations shared between the safety staff who work for humanitarian groups have declared the media that, from Wednesday, armed and unarmed people have Entered with force in warehouses, bakeries and shops.
The block is maintained by the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuput an end Last stop The fire with Hamas In March. As a result, the densely populated enclave of over two million inhabitants has been bogged down in what is considered The greatest humanitarian crisis Since the conflict started almost 19 months ago.
Israeli authorities argue that restrictions and military pressure mean Forcing Hamas to free the 59 hostages which are still believed that they remain prisoners -24 of which they are due to the dead and to dismantle the militant infrastructure of the organization.
Hunger as tactics is a war crime
The high commissioner for human rights of the United Nations has already declared that depriving food civilians While war tactics are a war crime.
The help agencies have warned that the civilian population of Gaza is now On the edge of the famine. Whenever it worries more than growing despair can lead to the total breakage of the social order. Although the looting occurred periodically during the war, humanitarian operators point out that the accidents of this week mark a significant change: They are more chaotic and extend more to urban centers.
Bags are looking for food and medical supplies
The last wave of looting began on Wednesday evening in the city of Gaza, after receiving news that had reached the North truck with humanitarian help from the southern region. A humanitarian worker said that armed individuals attacked a bakery based on voices that contained food reserves.
When it turned out to be empty, the group proceeded to It bags a charity dining room Managed by an international aid agency in the field of Al-Shati refugees, according to a security update released that night.
The Agency of Public and Socorro Nations (OOPS) of the United Nations reported that its staff had retired safely They will take medical material. Louise Wateridge, a high emergency official of the Oops, described the looting as “the direct result of an unbearable and prolonged deprivation“.
The looting persisted until Friday evening. According to three witnesses, dozens of Armed men who entered with force In at least two United Nations stores, overwhelming the police and local guards responsible for protecting them. The warehouses were already practically empty before robberies occur.
“There were organized gangs,” said Ahmed Abu Awad, residing in the west of the city of Gaza, where some accidents occurred. Another neighbor, Yahya Youssef, said she observed two consecutive nights of Armed clashes between Saccherers and Security Forces In the western streets of the city of Gaza, close to the premises used by United Nations organizations and humanitarian aid.
Night Israeli attacks kill at least 17 Palestinians
Israeli air attacks conducted during the night in the city of Jan Yunis, in the south of Gaza, They caused the death of at least 17 Palestiniansaccording to the registers of local hospitals.
One of the attacks was aimed at a house in the field of refugees of the city e He killed 11 members of the same family, As confirmed by Nasser Hospital. Among the victims were three women and three children, including two brothers: one in one year and one of the month, according to the hospital.
Another air attack has reached a house In the Batn Al-Samin area, to Jan Yunis. In addition, the death of two other people in another attack on another house in the city added the hospital.
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