Human rights organizations warned on Wednesday against Israeli's blocking of Gaza crossings for the fourth consecutive day, preventing the delivery of food, fuel, and other aid supplies to more than two million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, stressing that the closure is part of Israel’s “starvation policy.”
The Norwegian Refugee Council’s Communications
Adviser in Palestine, Shaina Low, said that there is no major stockpile of
tents in Gaza for Palestinians to rely on during the aid freeze. The aid that
came in during the ceasefire’s first phase was “nowhere near enough to address
all of the needs,” she said. During the ceasefire’s first phase, humanitarian
agencies rushed in supplies and quickly ramped up their capabilities. Aid
workers set up more food kitchens, health centers, and water distribution
points