– For almost a month, the world has watched with shock and horror how the situation has developed in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, and how the number of lives lost and destroyed has increased rapidly, write the UN leaders. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) claimed on Sunday that they had “split the Gaza Strip in two”. The leaders of, among others, Unicef, the World Food Program (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO), Save the Children, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Care International are among those who have signed the letter. They depict the terrible losses on both sides since Hamas’ terrorist attacks on Israel on 7 October. This image is supposed to show the Sheikh Hamad hospital in Gaza, from a video released by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). Photo: ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES / Reuters – In Israel, over 1,400 people have been killed and thousands have been injured. More than 200 people, including children, have been taken hostage. It is terrible, write them with a clear address to Hamas. – Nevertheless, the terrible killing of even more civilians in Gaza is a scandal. As well as taking away from 2.2 million Palestinians access to food, water, medicine, electricity and fuel, write the 18 leaders. Under-Secretary-General of the UN, Martin Griffiths, and the UN’s High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, are among those who have signed the letter. Photo: Martial Trezzini / AP It is rare for UN leaders and leaders of aid organizations to come up with such a joint statement. Almost 10,000 dead in Gaza Israel has responded with extensive attacks and 9,770 have been killed in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run Ministry of Health. – An entire population is displaced and under attack in Gaza. They are denied access to the most necessary things to survive, they are bombed in their homes, places of refuge, hospitals and houses of worship. This is unacceptable, write the UN leaders. The Israeli air defense system “Iron Dome” is activated to intercept rockets fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israel on Sunday. Photo: Oded Balilty / AP They are asking Hamas to release more than 240 hostages who were abducted on 7 October. On Sunday, intense bomb attacks against Gaza were reported. The BBC’s reporter on the ground believes the air strikes are the most intense since the war began. Help is needed UN leaders are asking both sides to fulfill their obligations under international law while the war rages on. They also say that more food, water, medicine and fuel must be brought in to help the population in Gaza. – We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. 30 days have passed. Enough is enough. This must end now, says the statement. Since 21 October, 451 trucks have crossed the Rafah border crossing with help and entered the Gaza Strip via Egypt. The UN has said that there is a need for at least 100 trucks every day to cover the need for food, water, medical equipment and fuel for the population.
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