Brussels (dpa) – Delegates from 26 Western nations and the EU Commission are urging Israel to permit aid shipments into the Gaza Strip.
“All border crossings and routes should be utilized to facilitate a significant influx of aid to Gaza,” a collective statement asserts. This declaration was made by three EU commissioners, including EU foreign affairs representative Kaja Kallas, along with the foreign ministers of the majority of EU nations. Australia, Canada, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom have also signed on, while Germany is notably absent.
“A famine is unfolding before us,” the statement warns. Immediate action is imperative to address this crisis. Essential supplies such as food, shelter, fuel, clean water, and medicine are urgently needed. Furthermore, the safety of civilians and aid workers at distribution sites must be ensured.
The representatives also called on the Israeli government to grant immediate and ongoing access to the United Nations, NGOs, and humanitarian organizations to the Palestinian territories.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently contended that there is no famine in the Gaza Strip, asserting that Israel has “flooded” the area with aid. He claimed that the only individuals facing starvation are the hostages held by Hamas. (August 12)
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