Gazans are receiving relief under the conditions!
For nearly two weeks, the besieged Palestinian Gaza Strip has turned into a death camp due to continuous Israeli attacks. The whole of Gaza is shaken by the attack. Buildings are collapsing one after another. There is a severe food shortage. Gazans are suffering from a shortage of fresh water. In such a situation, Egypt agreed to send international aid to the besieged southern Gaza through the Rafah border. However, the condition is that no aid reaches Hamas.
According to international media reports, US President Joe Biden said that Egyptian President Al-Sisi is willing to send 20 trucks filled with relief materials to Gaza.
Biden hopes relief trucks will begin entering Gaza through the Rafah border by Friday (October 20). 20 trucks will be allowed to enter on the first day. But this border will be opened only for delivery of relief materials. Refugees cannot use this border.
Al-Jazeera, a Qatar-based media outlet, said that Egypt has asked for a guarantee that the aid sent would only be used for Palestinian civilians.
Egypt's President Sisi said that if Hamas fighters use the aid, no more humanitarian aid will be allowed to reach Gaza.
At least 10 lakh Gazans have been displaced in the past 13 days of conflict, according to the UN human rights agency. They need at least 100 truckloads of relief materials daily.
Hundreds of trucks with relief goods have been waiting for days at Egypt's Rafah border. Israel has bombarded that border as well. Until now, Israel was steadfast in its decision not to allow any kind of goods to enter Gaza. Although the United Nations has highlighted the deplorable situation in Gaza, there has been a continuous call for an opportunity to send relief there.
World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said hundreds of trucks with humanitarian aid were ready to go to Gaza, but it was not yet clear when deliveries would be allowed to the region.
He said, "We are in contact with the Red Crescent Society in Egypt and Palestine, so that we can deliver our supplies to Gaza as soon as the Rafah crossing opens." He expressed the hope that relief materials would arrive on Friday (October 20).
He also said that Gaza hospitals also need fuel for generators, ambulances and desalination plants.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian independence group Hamas, which rules Gaza, shocked the world by entering into Israel in the early hours of October 7. After that, Israel is attacking Gaza indiscriminately. Tel Aviv alleged that Hamas fighters injured in their attack used the "medical kit" sent by UNICEF. Israel also released pictures of UNICEF relief supplies being used by the attacking Hamas forces.
Israel has also been refusing requests from various international organizations to send humanitarian aid to besieged Gaza. In addition, the movement of goods through Egypt's Rafah border, adjacent to southern Gaza, was closed.