The Director of Communication of the UNRWA, Juliette Touma, has explained, which They will not stop serving the Palestinian people because they have not yet received “any official communication from the Israel government on how they will implement the prohibition” So, for now, he says, they will continue to fulfill their obligation to “provide humanitarian assistance to anyone who needs it in the occupied Palestinian territory”. What they have done is empty their headquarters in East Jerusalem.
In addition, denounces the communication director of the UNRWA that its workers in Gaza “have never been protected.” And remember that More than 270 employees have been killed since the war began. Many others have been arrested and continue in Israeli prisons. “Our facilities and our humanitarian aid convoys have also suffered multiple attacks,” he admits.
60% of all food aid that has entered Gaza in the first week of Alto El Fuego is from UNRWA, which has also attended more than half a million Palestinians.
IMAN HALASa displaced Gazatí who lives in a UNRWA school, recognizes that if the agency stops sending them help, they will have nothing to eat or drink. “Obviously this will affect our lives. People will suffer without access to water, food or flour “he adds.
ARWA AL-MASRIanother displaced Gazatí, admits that many families depend on UNRWA to survive. “We literally survive thanks to the UNRWAin particular to get flour and legumes. If you finish your service, we will not have enough food. They also provide us with other essential things, such as tents. And without stores we will have nowhere to sleep. ”
