Hamas has called for a freeze on humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. The Islamic Movement, the de facto authority in the Palestinian enclave, judges these measures dangerous for the people. According to him, 18 people have died accidentally due to these drops in recent days.
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Many countries have launched airlifts in an attempt to respond to the urgency of a catastrophic humanitarian situation. Not enough trucks allowed Israel to enter the Palestinian territories. Among those who pass through, few can access the northern part of the enclave, where several hundred thousand Palestinians still live.
The runway was opened Jordan Intended to avoid certain obstacles. But for Hamas, providing humanitarian aid is risky.
This Tuesday, the Islamic Movement claimed that twelve people drowned in the sea while trying to rescue planks that had fallen into the sea. Another 6 people died due to the congestion caused by the aircraft droplets.
Already earlier in the month, five people were killed when a parachute attached to a pallet failed to open and crashed into a residential house.
This Tuesday, Hamas said “ It warned of the danger to countries that always carry out airdrop operations “. Following these new deaths, he asked them to stop these operations and wanted them to apply international pressure to force Israel to open road access more widely. The ground route is considered by those in the humanitarian sector to be more efficient and safer.
The America He responded to this request. These air droplets It is one of the many ways we provide aid to the Palestinians Gaza Much needed and we will continue to do so “, in all” We work tirelessly to increase the flow of humanitarian aid through land “said a spokesman for the White House's National Security Council.
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