“Once again, 800,000 people, almost half of Lapa’s population, are on the move,” Secretary-General Philippe Lazzarini wrote on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
He said people had gone mainly to areas midway between Gaza and Khan Younis, including destroyed buildings, as evacuation orders were issued for people to evacuate to so-called safe zones.
No safe passage or protection
“When people move, they are exposed without safe passage or protection,” he said. “Every time they have to start over.”
Mr Razzarini said the areas from which people fled had no safe water supply or sanitation facilities.
He cited the example of Al-Mawassi, “14 square kilometers of agricultural land with a lot of sand; People are left outdoors There are little or no buildings or roads.”
This town, located on the southern coast of Gaza, “lacks the minimum conditions to provide emergency humanitarian assistance in a safe and dignified manner.”
He said that before the recent escalation, more than 400,000 people lived in Al-Mawassi, but that it was now “overcrowded and unable to absorb more people”, as Deir al-Bahlah The same goes for Balah.
‘There is no safe place’
“The claim that people in Gaza can move to ‘safe’ or ‘humanitarian’ areas is false. “Every time, civilian lives are put at serious risk,” he said. Mr. Lazzarini said.
“There is no safe zone in Gaza.” He added: “There is no safe place. No one is safe.”
The situation is once again getting worse.Authorization of aid and basic humanitarian suppliesHe continued that humanitarians There are no more supplies to give away, including food and other basic items..
Meanwhile, key intersections leading to Gaza remain closed or located near or inside combat zones, making access unsafe. Mr. Lazzarini also emphasized the need for fuel, which is essential for distributing aid.
Land routes are important
He said only 33 aid trucks had arrived in southern Gaza since May 6. This is “a trickle in the middle of growing humanitarian needs and large-scale displacement.”
“We welcome reports of the first shipments arriving at the new floating dock, but land routes remain open. The most feasible, effective, efficient and safe method of aid delivery;“he said.
Prior to this, the UN Spokesperson’s Office announced that the World Food Program (WFP) confirmed that 10 truckloads of food were transported to the UN warehouse the day before through a floating dock installed by the US military.
“Some of the shipments included high-energy biscuits to be distributed by WFP, but there were also commodities such as rice, pasta and lentils that could be distributed by other humanitarian partners,” the memo said.
Mr. Lazzarini emphasized that land routes into the Gaza Strip must be reopened and access must be safe. “If these routes are not reopened, aid will be cut off and the catastrophic humanitarian situation will continue,” he said.
truce for now
He emphasized the obligations of the parties to the conflict, starting with providing prompt and unhindered humanitarian relief to all civilians in need, wherever they are.
“Displaced people must have access to basic survival items, including food, water and shelter, as well as hygiene, health, assistance and, above all, safety,” he said.
Humanitarian aid teams also need safe and free movement to reach people in need and protection wherever they are, and parties also have an obligation to protect civilians and civilian objects everywhere.
“Above all, now is the time to agree to a ceasefire,” he concluded.
“Further escalation of fighting will only cause more harm to civilians and make it impossible to finally achieve the peace and stability that Israel and Palestine so desperately need and deserve.”
