A group of seven European nations called at the end of the military assault of Israel and the blockade of Gaza, because the head of the United Nations, the head of the United Nations, should not be wasted on a alternative proposal supported by the United States to provide aid to Palestinian territory.
In a joint declaration late Friday, the leaders of Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovenia, Spain and Norway said that they would not be silent before the artificial humanitarian disaster which would take place before our eyes to Gaza “because the blockade of Israel prevented the contribution of humanitarian aid for two and a half months.
“We call on the government of Israel to immediately reverse its current policy, to refrain from continuing military operations and to fully raise the blockade, guaranteeing safe, rapid and undoubted humanitarian aid to distribute throughout the Gaza Strip by international humanitarian actors,” the statement said.
“More than 50,000 men, women and children have lost their lives. Many others could starve in the coming days and weeks unless immediate measures are taken,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Council of Europe, an organization which strives to protect human rights and democracy, also noted that Gaza suffered from a “Deliberate forviation” And warned that Israel would sow “the seeds of the next Hamas” in the territory, referring to the Palestinian Armed group.
“Time for a moral calculation on the treatment of Palestinians has come – and it has been expected for a long time,” said Dora Bakoyannis, rapporteur for the Middle East in the parliamentary assembly of the European Council.
European calls occurred a few hours after the UN aid chief Tom Fletcher said 160,000 relief pallets and 9,000 trucks were ready to enter Gaza.
“For those who offer an alternative modality for aid distribution, let’s not waste time. We already have a plan,” he said in a press release.
“We have the people. We have distribution networks. We have the confidence of communities in the field. And we have the help itself – 160,000 pallets – ready to move. Now, “he said.
“We demand a quick, safe and unhappy help for civilians in need. Let us work. “
Israel has interrupted the entry of food, drugs and all other essential elements in Gaza since March 2. United Nations agencies and other humanitarian groups have warned of reducing food, fuel and medicine supplies to the territory of 2.4 million Palestinians faced with acute famine.
Earlier, the United States and Israel declared that it was preparing a plan that would allow the resumption of help by an NGO, while keeping the hands of Hamas.
As part of the highly criticized alternative aid plan, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation supported by the United States aims to start working in Gaza by the end of May.
He intends to work with private American security and logistics companies to transport aid to Gaza to so -called secure hubs where he will then be distributed by aid groups, said a familiar source with the plan to the Reuters news agency. We do not know how the foundation will be funded.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation also asked Israel to authorize humanitarian deliveries by the UN and the aid groups to resume now until its infrastructure is fully operational, saying that this is essential to “relieve the humanitarian pressure in progress”.
However, the UN said that it would not work with the foundation because the distribution plan is not impartial, neutral or independent. Israel says that the blockade, alongside “military pressure”, is intended to force Hamas to release the remaining captives.
On Thursday, the senior Hamas official, Naim, reiterated the position of the group according to which the entry of the aid to Gaza is a prerequisite for any discussion on the truce with Israel.
“Access to food, water and medicine is a fundamental human right-not a subject of negotiation,” he said.