NEW YORK, Thursday, May 9, 2024 (WAFA)- UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, said in a post on his X account that: “For three consecutive days, nothing and no one has been allowed in or out of Gaza.”
“The closure of the crossings means no fuel. It means no trucks; no generators; no water; no electricity and no movement of people or goods,” said the UN relief chief.
“It means no aid. Our supplies are stuck. Our teams are stuck. Civilians in Gaza are being starved and killed, and we are prevented from helping them,” he added.
“This is Gaza today, even after 7 months of horrors.”
The Israeli occupation forces seized Gaza's vital Rafah crossing last Tuesday morning, halting the flow of aid to the besieged Gaza Strip. The occupation has launched a series of intense airstrikes on the eastern areas of Rafah, resulting in dozens of casualties.
Rafah has become the final place of refuge in the Gaza Strip for around 1.5 million people who are facing deplorable conditions in makeshift tents spread throughout the city.
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