An Israeli
military official denied there is a humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, even
as he acknowledged the Palestinian territory faces several challenges amid the
ongoing war.
“We know the civil
situation in the Gaza Strip is not an easy one,” said Colonel Moshe Tetro, head
of coordination and liason at COGAT, the Israeli defence ministry body handling
civil affairs in Gaza.
“But I can say
that there is no humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip,” he told reporters.
Tetro said the
Israeli military was facilitating aid transfer to Gaza in sectors such as “water,
food, medical supplies and humanitarian aid for shelters”.
Tetro’s remarks
came as French President Emmanuel Macron opened a conference on aid to Gaza in
Paris on Thursday.
Macron called for
a swift “humanitarian pause” in the Palestinian territory and urged the
international community to work “towards a ceasefire”.
AFP
