UN Voices Alarm Over Israeli Strikes on Gaza Civilians
UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, citing the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said during a news briefing: "more reports of airstrikes, bombing, shelling, navy fire and shooting in the last 24 hours" in Gaza. He noted that these attacks in civilian areas "put civilians in danger and adds to the immense hardship they've endured over the last 28 months."
Dujarric emphasized that "civilians are protected under international humanitarian law, wherever and wherever they are, whether they cross military demarcation lines or just near them," adding: "civilians and civilian infrastructure must always be protected during military operations, and constant care must be used to spare them."
UN partners have been providing emergency support to displaced families. "Last week, they had provided more than 5,600 families with emergency shelter, including nearly 5,000 tarpaulins and over 12,000 bedding items in just over one week," Dujarric said. However, he warned that "more durable solutions are urgently needed," noting that this would require lifting restrictions to allow machinery and materials into Gaza for repairing damaged infrastructure.
The UN called for the removal of all Israeli restrictions on humanitarian operations in the territory. Reports indicate that Israel has repeatedly violated ceasefires since the agreement signed last October, with shelling and gunfire resulting in hundreds of Palestinian civilian casualties.
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