Over the past week, Israeli military operations have significantly intensified in the Gaza Strip, plunging the enclave into profound devastation. The humanitarian catastrophe continues to worsen as obstacles to aid remain insurmountable. In the Snapshot on the humanitarian situation in Gaza published on July 15, 13 international NGOs precisely illustrate the immense challenges hindering the humanitarian response in the Palestinian enclave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5037,"template":"","actualite_type":[10,176],"actualite_sujet":[180],"action_combat":[],"mdm_pays":[],"class_list":["post-5036","actualite","type-actualite","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","actualite_type-international-actions","actualite_type-press-releases","actualite_sujet-emergency-gaza"],"acf":{"mise_en_avant":false,"chapeau":"Over the past week, Israeli military operations have significantly intensified in the Gaza Strip, plunging the enclave into profound devastation. The humanitarian catastrophe continues to worsen as obstacles to aid remain insurmountable. In the Snapshot on the humanitarian situation in Gaza published on July 15, 13 international NGOs precisely illustrate the immense challenges hindering the humanitarian response in the Palestinian enclave.","cta_type":"don","cta_lien":{"title":"Gaza Humanitarian Snapshot","url":"\/uploads\/Gaza-Humanitarian-Snapshot.pdf","target":"_blank"},"contenu":"
The bombing of a United Nations school used as a shelter in Nuseirat yesterday, as well as the massacres in al-Mawasi in the so-called \u00absafe zone<\/em>\u00bb and in al-Shati in the city of Gaza on July 13<\/strong>, are the latest Israeli attacks striking civilians. The Israeli army issued new \u00abevacuation orders<\/em>\u00bb for the Khan Younis area and the city of Gaza, leading to further massive forced displacements and concentrating Palestinians in ever-smaller, overcrowded zones with no resources to meet their basic needs.<\/p>\n These recent events worsen the humanitarian catastrophe even as NGOs continue to face obstacles imposed by the ongoing Israeli ground military operations.<\/strong> Organizations warn that the entry of aid into Gaza has seriously deteriorated since the ground offensive in Rafah at the beginning of May.<\/p>\n Crossing points in the south are completely closed or logistically inaccessible due to deteriorating security conditions. Doctors of the World (MdM), M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF), Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Premi\u00e8re Urgence Internationale (PUI), Mercy Corps, Save the Children, CARE, ActionAid International and Humanity & Inclusion (HI)<\/strong><\/em> report that tons of much-needed aid, intended to be delivered via the southern route, have been blocked for weeks, even months. In the north, aid delivery remains limited.<\/strong> While transporting goods between Amman and northern Gaza should not take more than six hours, it took Oxfam over five weeks to bring 1,600 food parcels into the northern part of the enclave.<\/p>\n \u201cThird states must exert real pressure on the parties to the conflict to achieve an immediate and lasting ceasefire. As NGOs have been repeating for months, this is the only way to provide humanitarian aid, protect and save lives in Gaza.<\/em>\u201d Dr. Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Corty, President of Doctors of the World<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cThird states must exert real pressure on the parties to the conflict to achieve an immediate and lasting ceasefire.\u201d<\/h2>\n