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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Palestinian official says Israel refused to allow food, medicines into Gaza
Gianluca Pacchiani is the Arab affairs reporter for The Times of Israel
Senior Palestinian official Hussein al-Sheikh says Israel rejected the entry of food and medical supplies into the Gaza Strip, and calls on the international community to “intervene urgently to stop the aggression and allow the entry of relief materials and restore electricity and water, because the Gaza Strip is facing a major humanitarian catastrophe.”
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant ordered a “complete siege” of the Gaza Strip yesterday, including stopping the supply of electricity, food and fuel.
The two land crossings from Israel into the Strip have been closed since Hamas launched its deadly onslaught on Israeli communities Saturday, with the larger one, Erez, having been completely destroyed by terrorists.
The Rafah crossing into Israel was open until this morning. In the early afternoon, the IAF bombed it and forced it to close. Egyptian trucks carrying fuel and goods to the strip were forced to turn back.
The IDF has said it hit an underground tunnel for smuggling weapons and equipment in the Rafah area, but did not confirm or deny hitting the crossing itself.
We requested that food and medical supplies be entered urgently to our people in the #Gaza Strip, but Israel refused. We call on international humanitarian institutions and the international community to intervene urgently to stop the aggression and allow the entry of relief… https://t.co/iowT3S543b
— حسين الشيخ Hussein AlSheikh (@HusseinSheikhpl) October 10, 2023
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