Plan for Gaza help is criticized – DN.se
Since March 2, Israel has completely stopped deliveries of food, medicines and fuel from entering Gaza.
Israel believes that it is not possible to ensure that the supplies do not go directly to Hamas forces and want to see a system where private companies deliver food to a smaller number of distribution sites. These should then be monitored by the Israeli military.
The United States is preparing now A proposal where an organization, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, will set up four places for distribution, each of which will be able to support about 300,000 people. According to documents that Reuters read, it is about food, hygiene articles and medicine to be introduced through some well -monitored routes.
The proposal is fully supported by Israel, says Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Sunday.
The plans have initially received sharp criticism from the aid organizations whose trucks are just stopped from entering Gaza. Part of the criticism is that the supplies will not suffice for Gazas over two million inhabitants.
Before Israel’s blockade, there were about 400 distribution sites for humanitarian aid, according to ORA. The United States has admitted that the new plan will only be able to support about 60 percent of Gaza’s population, reports CNN.
The UN Humanitarian Bodies and will not participate, as the plan is not in line with the basic principles of the organization and because it is « part of a military strategy », reports BBC.
« The design of the plan presented to us will mean that large parts of Gaza, including the least moving and the most vulnerable people, will continue to be without supplies, » and a number of aid organizations have written a statement.
Also Ahmed BayramNorwegian refugee hero spokesman for the Middle East, believes that the aid risks being militarized.
– It is clear that Israel wants to take over the aid. It creates a dangerous precedent, because for the first time in conflict history, at least lately, we would have one of those involved in a conflict that decides where the help should go and how it is distributed, he tells Reuters.
US Ambassador in IsraelMike Huckabee, said on Friday that Israel, according to the plan prepared, will not participate in the deliveries and distribution, but only stand for security. When the plan can be put into action, remains unclear.
At the same time, reports that the United States will have tried to push aid organizations this week to agree to participate. Several sources state for The Times of Israel The fact that the United States has also suggested that US support for organizations, including the UN Food Program, could be stopped if one does not cooperate.
– Humanitarian aid may never be used as an argument in a negotiation, says James Elder, spokesperson for UNICEF, to Ap.
– There is a simple alternative. Lift the blockade, let in humanitarian aid and save lives.
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