Welcome to the latest update on the situation in Gaza. The United Nations has issued a dire warning, stating that their efforts to deliver aid to the people in Gaza are at a breaking point. This is due to a ‘deliberate and dangerous pattern’ of sabotage and disruption by both Israeli troops and Palestinian gangs.
Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, expressed the challenges faced by UN workers in their mission to provide essential supplies like food, water, and medicine to survivors. He mentioned the lack of civil order and the inability of Israeli forces to guarantee the safety of UN convoys.
Furthermore, there has been controversy regarding the appointment of a new Middle East envoy by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Israel has rejected Guterres’ candidate, former Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, citing reasons like his support for a two-state solution and critical statements about Israel in the past.
In other news, Palestine has experienced a significant economic downturn, with a 28 percent decline in GDP and a staggering 51 percent unemployment rate last year. The Ministry of Economy in Ramallah attributed this crisis to the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
