GAZA, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), The Gaza Rights Center (GRC) has voiced deep concern over the ongoing Israeli refusal to allow sufficient quantities of fuel into the Gaza Strip, accusing Israel of persisting in violating the international law and flouting its obligations as an occupying power towards the civilian population.
In a statement on Thursday, GRC warned that Israel’s restrictions on the entry of fuel supplies to Gaza “are plunging humanitarian response efforts into an increasingly dire and catastrophic situation.”
“These restrictions have severely crippled all facets of life in Gaza, already reeling from catastrophic humanitarian conditions amid ongoing aggression and a years-long blockade,” GRC said.
According to GRC, hospitals in Gaza have been forced to reduce or halt services due to severe fuel shortages. Many facilities are also running on limited diesel supplies for their power generators, threatening the lives of patients in intensive care, operating rooms, and neonatal units.
This fuel crisis has also disrupted basic services such as water, sanitation, waste collection, communications, bakeries, and transport, rendering daily life untenable.
GRC appealed to the international community and the UN to pressure the Israeli government to allow the entry of sufficient and regular supplies of fuel into the Gaza Strip without restrictions or conditions.
