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 United Nations Secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, phoned on Tuesday the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, and expressed deep concern over the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip. He also urged Olmert to allow UN personnel into the Gaza Strip.
The office of Ki-Moon issued a statement saying that the UN secretary general phoned Olmert and urged him to ease the entry of humanitarian supplies into the Gaza Strip. The UN secretary-general said that he is deeply concerned as the humanitarian situation In Gaza continues to deteriorate. Israel kept all border crossings sealed but on Monday and after repeated warnings issued by the UNRWA regarding a humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip, Israel only allowed the entry 33 trucks filled with food and aid. In spite of the disastrous condition in Gaza and the power blackout, Olmert said during his meeting with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, on Monday, that he “will not allow a humanitarian disaster in Gaza”. Israel has been barring the UNRWA form bringing humanitarian supplies into the Gaza Strip since its invasion to the coastal region on November 4. The invasion led to the death of 12 Palestinians and the Palestinian resistance retaliated by firing homemade shells into adjacent Israeli areas. The Higher Commission for Human Rights in Geneva issued a statement on Tuesday urging Israel to lift the siege as it violates international law. Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, stated that the siege is barring 1.5 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip from enjoying their basic human rights. She added that the siege violates international law and human rights laws. |
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