Tel Aviv Tribune Net correspondents
Gaza- 400,000 Palestinians from the Nuseirat refugee camp in the middle of the Gaza Strip, and those displaced there, face the risk of death from bombing or starvation, given that this small camp lives in isolation, and the Israeli occupation army prevents humanitarian supplies from it, in light of non-stop air strikes that cause horrific massacres and result in… Thousands of martyrs and wounded.
This camp is one of the eight refugee camps in the Gaza Strip, and is located within the Central Governorate, which is besieged and isolated from the rest of the Strip. On the northern side, there are occupation tanks and vehicles on the “Salah al-Din” and “Al-Rashid al-Sahili” streets leading to Gaza City, and on the southern side, where The theater of ground operations of the occupying army in the city of Khan Yunis.
Nuseirat camp is geographically located within the areas that the occupation army classified last October 13 as “south of the Gaza Valley,” and forced the residents of Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip to migrate to it, claiming that it was “safe,” but the reality refutes these allegations.
The mayor of Nuseirat, Dr. Iyad Al-Maghari, refutes these allegations in the following interview with Tel Aviv Tribune Net, and reviews the collapsed humanitarian and living reality in the camp as a result of war, isolation, and siege.
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What is the impact of isolation and siege on Nuseirat camp?
Al-Nuseirat camp is located within the central region of the Gaza Strip and the southern areas adjacent to Gaza City, to which the Israeli occupation army has demanded the displacement of residents of the northern Gaza Strip, since the beginning of its barbaric aggression last October. Therefore, Al-Nuseirat suffers, like the rest of the areas of the Strip, from a severe and severe siege. His features are severely affected during the current aggression.
The camp lacks the most basic necessities of life. There are no food, basic supplies, or fuel. There is a great scarcity of water, which has already become undrinkable, in addition to the lack of medicine. Anyone who falls ill today cannot be treated or taken to the hospital, because there is only one hospital in the area. Al-Wusta is the “Martyrs of Al-Aqsa”, which treats tens of thousands of wounded in light of weak capabilities and support.
Therefore, we affirm that the Nuseirat refugee camp has been greatly affected by the isolation and siege, which requires the international and humanitarian community to take effective and immediate action to stop the aggression and completely lift the siege on the Gaza Strip. This people have the right to live in dignity and humanity like the rest of the people of the world.
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As a result, you warned of a real famine facing the camp’s residents and those displaced there?
In light of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, for the third month in a row, the population of Nuseirat has exceeded 400,000 citizens and displaced persons, the largest percentage of whom are distributed among 39 shelter centers within the borders of Nuseirat, all of whom are threatened by the danger of hunger and thirst, and the shelter centers lack the most basic necessities of life.
Therefore, we call on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and other relief agencies to strengthen their role in this aspect, assume their responsibilities, and put an end to the worsening humanitarian catastrophe.
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Nuseirat camp is considered one of the areas of the Gaza Strip most exposed to air strikes and artillery shelling. What is the impact of the aggression on the camp?
Al-Nuseirat camp is subjected daily to intense bombardment by Israeli occupation aircraft. This resulted in the death of approximately 1,500 martyrs from the camp, and thousands were injured, including large numbers who are still receiving treatment in emergency centers and Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the neighboring city of Deir Al-Balah, in addition to the losses in Lives were lost. The aggression caused the total destruction of 300 housing units, in addition to partially damaging more than 1,000 housing units.
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Large numbers of displaced people emerged among the victims. What is the explanation for this when the occupation claims that the areas south of the Gaza Strip are safe, including the Nuseirat camp?
Since the beginning of the brutal Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, the occupation army has demanded that residents of the northern Gaza Strip go to the southern regions, including the Nuseirat camp, to which hundreds of thousands were displaced, part of whom went to shelter centers and another part to the homes of relatives and friends, and thus, in light of the treacherous air strikes On the homes of safe civilians around the clock, among the martyrs are numbers of these displaced people, and this demonstrates the brutality and criminality of this occupier, and his continuous lies about the existence of safe areas in the Gaza Strip, and throughout its small area, whether in its north or south, there is no longer a safe place. No one is safe from the Israeli massacres and war of annihilation.
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What is the extent of the destruction in Nuseirat camp?
Almost no street or neighborhood is devoid of traces of Israeli crimes of murder and destruction. Israeli occupation aircraft deliberately bombed several squares, towers, and residential neighborhoods, in addition to the occupation army’s deliberate destruction of the infrastructure, the main water and sewage lines, and municipal machinery working in collecting and transporting waste, which led to… A number of municipal employees became martyrs while on the job, and despite this, the Nuseirat Municipality Emergency Committee is still doing its best despite the difficult current circumstances.
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What are the most prominent challenges facing your work in the municipality in keeping pace with the repercussions of the Israeli war on the camp?
The humanitarian and environmental catastrophe has become a reality that we are living in light of the crisis of fuel scarcity and power outages, which has severely affected the municipality, its machinery, facilities and all services. Accordingly, we are launching a cry for help to stop the aggression, lift the siege, open the crossings, supply the Gaza Strip with sufficient fuel, restart the electricity and water station, and operate water stations. Desalination, and providing municipalities with the heavy machinery and equipment necessary to salvage what can be salvaged.
Despite the great obstacles and challenges, we continue emergency efforts around the clock, and we call on citizens to unite, cohesion and cooperate among themselves to enhance steadfastness and steadfastness. We call on the international community to intervene immediately to fulfill its responsibilities to completely stop the Israeli aggression, and to put pressure on the occupation to introduce what is necessary and what allows the local authorities. Performing its service tasks.
