NEW YORK (Palestine Foundation Information Center) The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, said that the rights of the Palestinians continue to be violated.
Since the war began, people in Gaza have undergone systematic dehumanization, he said in a post on the X platform.
Palestinians do matter, including those in Gaza. Their rights, lives, and futures matter, the post reads.
“Human rights cannot be applied selectively.”
He also quoted the UN Secretary General as saying, “Peace requires ending the occupation, and the establishment of an independent Palestinian State, with Gaza as an integral part, a viable and sovereign Palestinian State side-by-side with Israel.”
For its part, Gaza’s Government Media Office has issued a statement saying Israel is violating the terms of the ceasefire by not allowing the agreed minimum amount of aid to enter the enclave.
The deal allowed for the passage of 600 aid trucks daily, at a minimum, including 50 fuel trucks, as well as 60,000 mobile units and 200,000 tents, electric generators and their spare parts, solar panels and batteries.
“The amount of aid that entered the Gaza Strip is still far from the minimum required,” the statement said, as 8,500 trucks have entered the Strip since the agreement went into effect 20 days ago, instead of the required 12,000. Additionally, 2,916 trucks reached northern Gaza instead of 6,000.
The aid getting in was mostly food, the statement said, while aid for shelter did not reach 10 percent of the agreed amount. Similarly, 15 fuel trucks entered Gaza instead of 50, it added.
