JAKARTA - The Gaza government announced Israel was delaying the implementation of humanitarian provisions in the ceasefire agreement that came into effect on January 19.
In a press conference at Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital, Gaza City, the head of the Gaza Government Media Office, Salama Marouf, said "although it has been 20 days since the agreement took effect, the humanitarian situation remains critical due to obstacles made by Israel."
As reported by ANTARA from Anadolu, Friday, February 7, the agreement requires the entry of 600 aid trucks per day, including 50 fuel trucks, as well as the supply of 60,000 emergency residential units, 200,000 tents, generators, spare parts, solar panels, and materials for the reconstruction of Gaza.
In addition, the agreement also includes the removal of debris, rehabilitation of health facilities, bread, and infrastructure, as well as ensuring the movement of patients and injured victims through the Rafah border.
However, according to Marouf, since January 19, only 8,500 trucks have entered Gaza, far below the target of 12,000 according to the agreement.
Most of the trucks that come in only carry food, fruit, and vegetables packages, while crucial assistance such as residential equipment and medical equipment is deliberately postponed.
Marouf highlighted "only 10 percent of the number of tents needed has entered Gaza, and Israel has not allowed a single emergency residential unit to be delivered."
Regarding the fuel supply, he revealed that only 15 trucks are allowed to enter every day, well below the agreed figure, which is 50 trucks. This has a major impact on hospitals and other public services.
Marouf also noted that international organizations have informed Gaza authorities that "Israel refuses to coordinate the entry of the basic materials needed to repair water and waste networks in northern Gaza."
He called on the international community not to remain silent in the face of this humanitarian disaster, and warned "Israel uses siege tactics as a form of genocide and ethnic cleansing against the Palestinian people."
In addition, Marouf stressed the lack of heavy equipment to clean 55 million tons of debris hampered efforts to find the bodies of victims who were still buried in the rubble.
The ceasefire deal took effect in Gaza on January 19, stopping an Israeli war that has killed nearly 47,600 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and destroyed the region.
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