20 August 2024
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OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY
Turning to the situation in Gaza, OCHA is warning that relentless hostilities and repeated evacuation orders continue to constrain aid operations that are already hampered by access constraints, fuel shortages, and other challenges.
Parts of Salah ad Din road – a crucial passage for humanitarian missions – were included in the latest evacuation order by the Israeli authorities on Saturday for parts of Deir al Balah governorate.
This has made it nearly impossible for aid workers to move along this key route.
The Coastal Road is not a viable alternative. The beaches along this route are now crowded with makeshift shelters for displaced Palestinians.
As a result, convoy movements along the Coastal Road are extremely slow, and critical supplies and services, such as water trucking, are not reaching people in need at anywhere near the scale required.
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Document Sources: Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Secretary-General
Subject: Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Gaza Strip, Humanitarian relief, Refugees and displaced persons
Publication Date: 20/08/2024
URL source: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=20%20August%202024