PNN – A United Nations humanitarian official in Gaza announced following the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and its implementation from next Sunday: criminal groups can disrupt aid trucks in Gaza.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, the senior coordinator of humanitarian affairs and reconstruction of the United Nations in Gaza said on Thursday local time: An increase in humanitarian aid to Gaza to 600 trucks a day, as agreed in the ceasefire and hostage release agreement between Hamas and Israel, would be “just the beginning” to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Sigrid Kag, the UN’s senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator in Gaza, told CNN that the security situation and “criminal gangs” could affect the ability of humanitarian agencies to deliver aid to Gaza.
Kag said: I fear that in the first days after the official announcement and the start of the ceasefire, the security situation in Gaza will be affected, as well as our ability to provide aid.
This UN humanitarian official added: But this does not stop us and does not discourage us.
The UN official reiterated previous requests by humanitarian groups for quick, unhindered and immediate access to Gaza.
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Last month, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced that only 2,205 aid trucks entered Gaza in December, or roughly 71 trucks per day.
US Democratic President Joe Biden, who is in the last days of his presidency, arrived at the White House with Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and his deputy Kamala Harris, and in his speech, he announced the achievement of a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas, and considered it the result of his and America’s serious and strict diplomacy.
The American president continued: In the next 6 weeks, Israel will negotiate the necessary arrangements to reach the second phase of the ceasefire, which is the permanent end of the war. Let me say that again: a permanent end to war.
Biden added: There are various issues to negotiate for the transition from phase one to phase two, but the plan says that if the negotiations last more than six weeks, there will be a ceasefire as long as the negotiations continue.
Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar (Doha, Qatar) announced the success of the efforts to stop the ceasefire in Gaza and announced that the Palestinian and Israeli sides have agreed to the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.
In a press conference about the Gaza ceasefire agreement, this senior Qatari government official added: Qatar, Egypt and the United States of America are pleased to announce that they have reached an agreement on Gaza. I thank our partners, Egypt and the United States, for their efforts in helping to move the negotiations forward.
The Prime Minister of Qatar added: With the agreement of the negotiating parties, the work to complete the implementation aspects of this agreement continues tonight. The implementation of the agreement will begin on Sunday, January 19, and according to the agreement, Hamas will release 33 prisoners in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners.