Israel has no excuse for hampering the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, a top German diplomat says, ahead of a conference in Cairo on the subject next week.
The country must “at last keep its promises to fluidify humanitarian aid into Gaza and to allow sufficient humanitarian access at any moment,” says Tobias Lindner, the deputy foreign affairs minister, in a statement published ahead of his trip to Egypt.
“There is no excuse for that. Israel’s right to legitimate self-defense finds its limits in international humanitarian rights.”
The UN agency that deals with Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, announced earlier today that it was suspending the delivery of indispensable aid into Gaza through a key crossing point because the situation had become “impossible,” due to looting.
Israel says it allows enough aid into Gaza and blames UNRWA and other agencies for failing to deliver it. It accuses UNRWA of having allowed Hamas to deeply infiltrate its ranks, including dozens who actively took part in the October 7 massacre in southern Israel, and passed legislation to sever ties with the agency last month.
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