UN Says Israel Blocks International Aid To Gaza

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticized Israel on Sunday for obstructing humanitarian help to the region, saying that "horror and starvation stalk the people of Gaza," - adding that only Israel is able to remove the barriers in order for supplies to arrive into the Gaza Strip. The Israeli Foreign Minister swiftly brought attention that UNRWA assistance workers collaborating with Palestinian fighters have not been denounced by Guterres on social media.

"The UN Secretary-General [Antonio Guterres] stood today on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing and blamed Israel for the humanitarian situation in Gaza, without condemning in any way the Hamas-ISIS terrorists who plunder humanitarian aid, without condemning UNRWA that cooperates with terrorists - and without calling for the immediate, unconditional release of all Israeli hostages, The [UN] has turned into an antisemitic, anti-Israel organization under his direction that supports and encourages terrorism." responded Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on social media to the UN chief.

According to the Hamas-led Gazan Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between combatants and civilian casualties when calculating the death toll, the overall combined Israel/Gaza death toll currently stands at 32,226. This number includes the deaths of Hamas fighters.

Since late October 2023, the European Commission has tripled its humanitarian aid to Gaza, from €25 to €75 million.