UN warns of consequences of Israel's continued ban on fuel needed for relief in Gaza

The United Nations confirmed that the Israeli occupation authorities are still preventing the provision of fuel needed by humanitarian aid workers, which hinders the distribution of food supplies to those in need in the Gaza Strip.

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said during a daily press conference on Tuesday that dozens were killed and wounded in the recent Israeli attacks on Gaza, after statements by the government media office in the Strip on Monday that "more than 320 martyrs and wounded arrived at hospitals in the last 48 hours, with burned bodies as a result of Israel's use of internationally banned weapons."

Dujarric pointed out that one of the attacks occurred 100 meters from the center where humanitarian aid operations are being conducted in the Deir al-Balah area, stressing that humanitarian aid operations are continuing despite this, but he added that the attacks "make it more difficult to put people who are already working under great pressure."

The UN official pointed out that UN workers in the field were able to purchase about 80,000 liters of fuel per day during the past two weeks, and that there is an improvement in this regard, "but the daily need is about 400,000 liters of fuel."

He continued: "The Israeli authorities continue to prevent the provision of fuel needed by humanitarian relief workers, so food distribution is hampered."

As a result of the war and Israeli restrictions, the people of Gaza, especially in the Gaza and North governorates, are on the brink of famine, amid severe shortages of food, water, medicine and fuel, with the displacement of about two million Palestinians from the Strip, which has been besieged by Israel for 17 years.