UN Calls for Protection of Civilians and Infrastructure in Gaza

Kathmandu. The United Nations has called for the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip in accordance with international humanitarian law.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has issued a statement warning that civilians and civilian infrastructure, aid workers, and their property in Gaza are at risk from Israeli airstrikes and shelling.

The latest Israeli airstrikes damaged the building of a humanitarian organization in Deir al-Balah, and the damage to infrastructure has also reduced the entry of supplies into Gaza through the Kerem Shalom border, the statement said.

The statement also mentioned the lack of access to water and sanitation services for residents in the western areas and the restrictions on movement for those living in the northern West Bank, Masafar Yatta in the south, and other areas.

The United Nations has stated that it has transported supplies including food and medicine to Gaza for vulnerable families in collaboration with its humanitarian partners. The World Health Organization and its partners have also assisted in the necessary medical evacuation for 26 patients and their companions.