Syrian Arab News Agency S A N A
Capitals, SANA-More than 100 aid and human rights organizations called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the lifting of all restrictions on the flow of humanitarian aid.
In a statement signed by 111 organizations, including Mercy Corps, the Norwegian Refugee Council and Refugees International, called for governments to demand that all bureaucratic and administrative restrictions be lifted, all land crossings be opened, access to everyone across Gaza to be ensured and for the rejection of military-controlled distribution and a restoration of a “principled, UN-led humanitarian response.”
The organizations said in their statement, reported by Reuters: “ The restrictions imposed by the Israeli government, and the delays and fragmentation it practices under the comprehensive blockade, have created chaos, starvation, and death, asserting that “states must seek concrete measures to end the blockade, such as halting the transfer of weapons and ammunition.”
the organizations warned that mass starvation was spreading across the enclave even as tons of food, clean water, medical supplies and other items sit untouched just outside Gaza as humanitarian organizations are blocked from accessing or delivering them.
The Norwegian Refugee Council said: “aid stocks were completely depleted in Gaza, with some of its staff now starving, and the organization accused Israel of paralyzing its work.
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