Israel uses fuel as a weapon of war. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced that it “received today slightly more than 23,000 liters of fuel for the besieged Gaza Strip. 

The Israeli authorities have restricted the use of this fuel only to transport the small amount of aid coming through Egypt, as they stressed that this fuel cannot be used for the comprehensive humanitarian response.” This includes medical facilities, water or UNRWA work.”

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said, “It is appalling that fuel continues to be used as a weapon of war. For the past five weeks, UNRWA has been appealing for fuel to support humanitarian operations in Gaza,” explaining, “This is seriously paralyzing our work and the delivery of aid to Palestinian communities.” in Gaza".

He added, "By the end of the day, about 70 percent of Gaza's population will not have access to clean water, and major services, including desalination plants, wastewater treatment, and hospitals, have stopped working."

He continued, "Getting fuel only for trucks will no longer save lives. Waiting longer will cost lives," explaining, "More fuel is needed and we need 160,000 liters of fuel per day for basic humanitarian operations."

The UNRWA Commissioner called on the Israeli authorities to immediately allow the delivery of the required amount of fuel as required under international humanitarian law.

Source: Sama News