A ten-point plan to “stop the carnage that is reaching new levels of horror every day” in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, presented by the head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Martin Griffiths.

The ceasefire would also make it possible to “give citizens a reprieve” at a time when “hospitals are being attacked, resulting in the deaths of premature babies, and an entire population is being deprived of their basic means of survival” , he noted. in Geneva.

The 10-point plan, targeting Israel, the Gaza authorities and “those who have influence over them,” also calls for opening more border crossings to allow humanitarian aid to enter, such as Kerem Shalom, between Palestinian and Israeli territory. .

The UN denounced that an attempt is being made to ‘strangle’ its humanitarian operation in the Gaza Strip with the total interruption of fuel supplies and that if Israel does not reverse this decision, this will be the direct cause of the number of people starting to die .

“If the fuel problem is not resolved, there is a risk that we will have to suspend our entire operation in Gaza,” Philippe Lazzarini, head of the United Nations Organization for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), told a news conference. in Geneva.

The lack of fuel makes the transport of humanitarian aid, the delivery of water and other absolutely essential services impossible.

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The proposal to the authorities of Israel and Gaza also calls for the UN, humanitarian organizations and public and private entities in the Strip to have access to fuel in sufficient quantities to provide basic emergency services (Israel has not allowed the country for the time being to do this). part of the aid coming in from the Rafah border crossing).

Catastrophic prospects

Through the plan, Griffiths also calls for the expansion of shelters for displaced people in Gaza, which are currently in severe overcrowding, as well as the improvement of warning systems so that civilians can escape from areas affected by fighting or targeted. artillery attacks.

On the other hand, the call is reiterated for states and other donors to contribute funds to the United Nations, which recently requested $1.2 billion to meet humanitarian needs in the current crisis in the Middle East.

“The warring parties must respect international humanitarian law, agree to a ceasefire and end the fighting,” Griffiths summarized in his statement.

The ten points “are a simple repetition of the basic principles of any humanitarian operation,” Griffiths admitted, and to implement them “we have the trucks, we have the people, we have the plan. “We can do it professionally,” he added.

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On the ground, the Israeli army raided Al Shifa hospital, the largest in Gaza, in a “precise and localized operation” to liquidate the command center and weapons warehouse that Israeli authorities say it maintains in its facilities or in tunnels below. the militia of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).

Israel then attacked Gaza Hamas commandos launched an attack on Israeli territory on October 7, killing 1,200 people and taking 240 hostage.

According to OCHA figures, the bombing of Gaza and the Israeli army’s invasion have led to the deaths of more than 11,000 people, including more than 4,500 children and 3,000 women, as well as 27,500 injuries and some 1,500 missing, many of whom may be under lie on fire. the rubble of houses after the attacks.

In that strip of 365 square kilometers and 2.3 million inhabitants, more than 1.5 million people have fled their homes and about 700,000 people are seeking refuge in saturated hospitals and UN agencies. (JO)