They ask the US to take the necessary measures to assist the “desperate people” of Gaza
Nov. 12 (EUROPA PRESS) –
Several NGOs have denounced this Tuesday that Israel has not met the criteria and demands established by the United States Government to improve the humanitarian situation faced by the population of the Gaza Strip, whose deadline has already been met.
The analysis carried out by eight organizations indicates that the Israeli authorities have “failed” to comply with the measures recommended a month ago by the Departments of Defense and State of the North American country in an attempt to stop a situation already in itself. very deteriorated. This has entailed an “enormous human cost for Palestinian civilians in Gaza”, as the NGOs denounced in a joint statement.
Thus, they have denounced that the situation is now “worse than ever” since the war began in October 2023. “We ask the United States Government to take immediate measures in the face of Israel’s violation of the guarantees established under the memorandum of National Security and the Foreign Assistance Law,” the text states.
“This clearly demonstrates that the Israeli Government is violating its obligations under International Law in relation to the delivery of humanitarian aid to the suffering people of Gaza,” said the president of the Refugees International organization, Jeremy Konyndyk, who has warned that experts “are once again projecting an imminent famine in northern Gaza.”
“There is no time to lose. The United States must impose restrictions on cooperation with Israel on security matters,” he asserted, while the president of MedGlobal, Zaher Sahlul, stressed that his NGO’s volunteers have witnessed the “complete failure of the Israeli authorities to ensure the delivery of vital aid such as water, medicine and food.
In this sense, he has maintained that there have been “serious violations of the main principles of International Law, which protects civilians in times of war.” “It is vitally important that the Biden Administration takes steps to deliver all possible aid to the desperate people of Gaza,” he said.
HUNGER AND LACK OF FOOD
For his part, the secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Jan Egeland, has said he has witnessed the hunger “to which two million civilians are deliberately subjected while the bombings continue.” “There is hardly any aid crossing into Gaza. What little does make it through is often looted, as the occupying power (…) refuses to secure or provide safe access routes to places where humanitarian organizations could distribute aid to a population.” hungry,” he stated.
Tjada D’Oyen McKenna, general director of Mercy Corps, has indicated that the organization’s teams are “doing everything possible” to improve the situation but has warned that there is “clear evidence that the US government has not done what necessary to bring Israel to justice. “These clear errors in meeting the demands of the United States should lead to greater action. The United States Government must do everything in its power to ensure that the essential needs of this population are met,” he clarified.
From Oxfam Intermón they have stated that Washington “has ordered the measures that Israel must follow once again, although Israeli forces have accelerated their respective measures to bomb and eliminate the Palestinian population in northern Gaza.”
The president of Save the Children, Janti Soeripto, has pointed out that all these issues “show the impediments that weigh on the humanitarian system in Gaza, which make the conflict even more deadly.” “Our team in Gaza risks their lives every day to help families overcome unimaginable conditions,” he said.
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