Israel continues the siege of the Gaza Stripin retaliation for the attacks last Saturday, October 7, by the Islamist group Hamaswho controls Gaza.

Israel’s strategies to ‘destroy’ Hamas include not only the bombingswhich have already exceeded 6,000, but also to border blockade Yet the interruption of water, food, medicine, electricity and internet service for the people of Gaza.

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They live in this region approx 2.4 million Palestinians, including one million children and adolescents. Of that population, at least 2,750 have been killed and more than 10,000 have been injured.

Gaza and its 2.4 million inhabitants are facing a “real catastrophehe warned Ahmed Al MandhariDirector of the World Health Organization for the Eastern Mediterranean, based in Cairo.

“There are still 24 hours of water, electricity and fuel left‘, and if no humanitarian aid is forthcoming, doctors will only be able to ‘draw death certificates’, Mandhari pointed out.

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The official explained this in the Gaza Strip hospitals are completely saturatedtwelve medical professionals were lost, 60 ambulances and 111 medical infrastructure were attacked.

Israelis continue to urge Gazans to leave northern Gaza for south, but “there are 22 hospitals treating more than 2,000 patients in the northern Gaza Strip,” including children and people in need of regular medical attention have, the director claimed.

“Doctors are forced to give priority to incoming patients. (…) There are too many people, so some die slowlyhe added.

Humanitarian aid is needed

To save them, the humanitarian help must enter the Gaza Strip, where the UN says there are nearly a million displaced people who were able to take only a few belongings with them.

However, the Israeli Prime Minister has Benjamin Netanyahudenied a ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid to reach the Palestinians.

“There is no ceasefire no access of humanitarian aid to Gazathe Israeli official said.

The Israeli government had given permission days before the attack evacuation of Palestinian civilians towards the southern border, but Rafah, the only border crossing between Gaza and the outside world not under Israeli control, It remains closed and has been bombed several times by Israeli fighters.

Just as the Palestinians cannot leave, the humanitarian help nor can he enter the Gaza Strip. Humanitarian aid came from several countries, but is still unable to enter Palestinian territory and is waiting at the border. (JO)