– I ask him to resign immediately, wrote UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan on the messaging service X after a speech Guterres gave to the UN Security Council on Tuesday. In the speech, Guterres said he is deeply concerned about clear violations of international humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip. Israel’s UN ambassador claims that Guterres has shown understanding for the mass murder of children, women and the elderly and that he is not fit to lead the UN. Israel’s UN ambassador, Gilad Erdan, is strongly critical of Guterres’ statements about the war between Israel and Hamas. Photo: MIKE SEGAR / Reuters The UN ambassador believes that there is no point in talking to those who show compassion for the most cruel abuses committed against citizens of Israel and against the Jewish people. – There are no words, says the statement at the end. Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has canceled a planned meeting with Guterres. – After 7 October, there is no room for a balanced approach. Hamas must be removed from the face of the earth, says Cohen in a statement. – Gaza is on the brink of a disaster. This is what UNRWA’s director of communications, Juliette Touma, told news. The UN aid organization for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, fears that it will soon be unable to continue its aid work in Gaza due to fuel shortages. – If we do not get fuel before Wednesday evening, we will unfortunately have to stop our aid work. – 35 UNRWA workers have been killed recently in Israeli airstrikes, says Director of Communications in UNRWA, Juliette Touma, to news. Photo: Juliette Touma / UN – Needs a steady stream of emergency aid On Saturday, the border between Gaza and Egypt was opened for trucks with emergency aid to enter Gaza. According to Touma, 54 trucks have been given permission by the Israeli authorities to enter. None of them include fuel. The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza reopened on Saturday. Photo: MAHMUD HAMS / AFP Before the war flared up again as a result of Hamas’ terrorist attack on October 7, more than 500 trucks entered Gaza every day from Egypt, says Touma. – 54 trucks is nothing as the situation is today. It’s a drop in the ocean, she says. The UN worker also says that what Gaza needs is a steady daily flow of emergency aid, which creates stability and calm among Palestinians. Palestinians receive food at a UN-run school in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on October 23, 2023. Photo: MOHAMMED ABED / AFP – Israeli authorities fear that special fuel will end up in the hands of Hamas. Can you guarantee it won’t? – UNRWA will use this for humanitarian reasons. The situation in Gaza is already catastrophic. There is little help coming in, as well as Israeli airstrikes that take place at regular intervals. UNRWA also operates several water treatment plants in Gaza. Aid organizations fear dramatic consequences if the power supply and water purification end. Photo: MOHAMMED SALEM / Reuters – We have no reason to celebrate today On Tuesday 24 October, UN Day is marked, where the creation of the organization is celebrated. Touma tells news that the situation in Gaza means that they do not want to celebrate the day today. – Today we are in mourning. 35 UNRWA workers have been killed recently in Israeli airstrikes. – Half of those we have lost were teachers. Some of them were killed while teaching, she says. Provides assistance to 600,000 Palestinians in Gaza According to Touma, UNRWA provides assistance to more than 600,000 Palestinians, who have sought refuge in, among other things, schools and hospitals run by the UN, in the hope that these areas are safe from Israeli airstrikes. According to the UN, 80 percent of the inhabitants of Gaza are dependent on humanitarian aid. In addition, half of all those living there will have children. Many Palestinians have sought refuge in UN schools. Photo: MOHAMMED SALEM / Reuters Norway has long been among the largest contributors to UNRWA. Among other things, UNRWA runs schools, hospitals and water treatment plants in Gaza. The work requires that the units that operate the sites have fuel, as well as fuel for both ambulances and for the transport of food to the various locations under UN control. They will have a total of 13,000 workers in Gaza, where many of them work in schools, hospitals and with the distribution of emergency aid. Palestinians prepare food at a UN-run school in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on October 23, 2023. Photo: MOHAMMED ABED / AFP
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