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| US, UN say Gaza gang violence out of control |
| 2024-12-25 |
| [IsraelTimes] UN and US officials say gang violence has spiraled out of control, crippling supply lines on which most of Gaza’s 2.1 million civilians rely for survival. In October, $9.5 million worth of food and other goods – nearly a quarter of all the humanitarian aid sent to Gaza that month – was lost because of attacks and looting, according to a previously unreported tally of incidents compiled by UN relief agencies with charity organizations. The assessment of looting in November is still underway, but preliminary data shows that it was far worse, two people familiar with the matter said. In mid-November, a 109-truck convoy chartered by UN agencies came under attack minutes after it was ordered by the IDF to leave a border crossing in southern Gaza during the night, several hours ahead of the agreed-upon schedule, according to five people familiar with the incident, including two who were present. Stationed nearby, the IDF did not intervene, the five people said. The IDF spokesperson declined to comment on the incident. Georgios Petropoulos, a coordinator at the UN’s emergency-response arm, OCHA, said that aid agencies were unable to resolve the problem of lawlessness there by themselves. “It’s just gotten too big for humanitarians to solve,” he told reporters upon returning from Gaza on Thursday. The US Department of State declined to comment on Israel’s October commitment but said that looting remained the primary obstacle to aid delivery. “We continue to press Israel on the need for bolstered security to ensure convoys with critical humanitarian assistance reach Palestinian civilians throughout Gaza,” a spokesperson said. HUMANITARIAN NADIR Fourteen months into Israel’s war against the Hamas terror group, the international relief machine is in disarray: UN agencies and charities say the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached one of its worst points because they cannot deliver and distribute enough food and medical supplies to Gaza’s population. A new round of ceasefire talks this month has rekindled hope that Hamas would release Israeli hostages it has held captive since its October 7 attack on Israel last year in which Hamas terrorists stormed across the border, killing some 1,200 people and taking 251 captives, and that solutions can be found to boost humanitarian aid. For now, however, relief operations are hobbled by a disagreement between Israel and much of the international community over who is responsible for feeding civilians in Gaza and maintaining order in the territory. The UN and the United States have repeatedly called on Israel to comply with international humanitarian laws and provide security and assistance to Gaza civilians. But Israeli authorities say their only duty is to facilitate the transfer of food and medical supplies, and that they regularly do much more out of goodwill. The stalemate has made organizing and coordinating relief operations immensely difficult, said Jamie McGoldrick, who was the UN Humanitarian chief for the Palestinian territory from December to April. To gauge the depth of the situation, US officials said they watch the percentage of Gaza’s population to whom UN relief agencies could provide food assistance each month. In November, it was 29%, up from 24% in October, but a sharp fall from a wartime peak of more than 70% in April, according to UN data. Mohammad Abdel-Dayem, owner of the Zadna 2 bakery in central Gaza, said he and his 60 employees have been out of business for a month, unable to provide bread to the 50,000 people they normally serve. “We’re not receiving any flour because of looting,” he told Reuters by phone last week. The IDF spokesperson challenged the claim that some bakeries are not receiving flour, but a daily World Food Program review of bakery operations seen by Reuters showed that 15 of the 19 bread factories the UN agency supports in Gaza were out of operation as of December 21 and that Zadna 2 has been closed since November 23 due to a lack of flour. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 Before the Gaza gangs were being violent, it was Hamas and smaller jihadi groups who were violent. The UN was subordinate to Hamas via the many Hamasniks embedded at all levels of the UN organizations in the Strip. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2024-12-25 19:08 |
| #2 With the UN out of Gaza, there’s no one to control Hamas. Of course they’re out of control. |
| Posted by: Difar Dave 2024-12-25 17:09 |
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| Posted by: NN2N1 2024-12-25 06:56 |