OCHA calls on Israeli army to allow humanitarian access to northern Gaza

GAZA  (Palestine Foundation Information Center) The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed concern about the fate of Palestinian civilians remaining in northern Gaza, as the Israeli military siege there continues.

OCHA urgently called on the Israeli occupation army to open up the area to humanitarian operations at the scale needed, given the massive needs required to save lives.

Humanitarian access to northern Gaza has been extremely limited. In October, OCHA registered 98 attempts to coordinate movements to the north via the checkpoint along Wadi Gaza. 85 percent of the requests were denied or impeded, OCHA said.

In October, humanitarian organizations submitted 50 requests to the Israeli army to enter the North Gaza Governorate. 33 of those requests were rejected outright, and eight were initially accepted but then faced obstacles along the way, OCHA added.