Gaza – The worst possibilities are revealed in light of the continuation of the “brutal closure” imposed on aid

At the press conference of the United Nations agencies in Geneva, Olga Chervco, a video spokesperson from Gaza City, said: “On many nights, the horrific screams of the wounded penetrate the sky after another explosion that deaf the ears. After seconds, the whistles of ambulances are heard while rushing to save the wounded and transport the dead.”.

She pointed out that exactly two months ago, the Israeli authorities closed all the outlets in front of the entry of goods, which launched the countdown to the worst scenario, which is running out of supplies while the war continues.

She explained that most of the food stocks run out and access to water became impossible, and hospitals reported that blood units were running out, with large numbers of victims continued to arrive. She added that with Gaza approaching the fuel running point, it is rationalized for use in hospitals to perform the most important surgeries only.

“People are burning and no water saves them.”

The UN official cited a scene remembered by one of her friends in Gaza, who told her: “I saw people burning a few days ago because of the bombing, and there was no water to save them.”

Cherevco said that community kitchens started to close, and those that are still working can only provide very modest meals, with an increase in hunger.

Other. Head: “Another friend told me to run many of these kitchens: the closure is a killer. People ask for food daily, and I cannot feed them all.”.

She also indicated that cooking materials quickly run out, adding that the children of Gaza, who were deprived of their childhood for many months, are excavated in the huge piles of garbage in search of materials to burn them for cooking, including plastic, fabric and wood.

She stated that in an attempt to survive, stations were established throughout Gaza that burns plastic and other toxic waste to produce fuel, as clouds from black smoke are escalating to the sky of Gaza, from which dangerous fumes are emitted, which are exposed to the lives of people and the environment is destroyed.

Two options for the international community

A spokeswoman for the Humanitarian Coordination Office in Gaza noted that in less than a month and a half, more than 420,000 people were forced to flee again, “Many of them only have their clothes, they are shot along the way, and they reach pale shelters, while tents and other facilities in which people search for safety are bombed.”.

She stressed that this course can be replaced “Playing deterioration” Easily if they are enabled with the tools needed to change this situation. She confirmed that they were ready to resume aid delivery on a large scale once the crossings are reopened.

Cherifko said: “The international community has two options: either to continue to browse the varying images of Gaza while they are raised and brought up, or the collection of courage and moral packages to make decisions that break this brutal closure. The people of Gaza do not have such an option. Their fate is suspended by the balance of our collective responsibility to move.”.

س In order: “I am afraid that after five, ten or twenty years, we will look at our children and grandchildren and we will not be able to explain the reason for our inability to stop this atrocities. Today, parents who were forced to bury their children, and the children who were forced to collect the remains of their fathers, a piece – and those who testify all of this – why they left. How many blood should be spared until it becomes enough.”.

The continued killing and injury of Palestinian journalists

On the other hand, the United Nations Human Rights Office in the occupied Palestinian territory said it revives World Press Freedom Day Sadly, in light of the continued killing or injury of Palestinian journalists at disturbing rates with the perpetrators of crimes escaping, as well as widespread attacks on their work and freedom.

The office reported that it was independently investigated by the killing of 211 journalists in Gaza since October 7, 2023, including 28 journalists. He added that, according to UNESCO, at least 47 journalists were killed while performing their work.

The office said that until April 29, 2025, 49 Palestinian journalists were held in Israel based on information from the Palestinian Prisoners and Editors Affairs.

He reminded that the Israeli army refused to allow foreign journalists to enter Gaza since October 7, 2023, with the exception of limited visits under the control of the army, “as Palestinian journalists suffer from the shock of living in light of the Israeli military campaign on Gaza”, as well as by covering the destruction and death that the Palestinians have occurred there, and are forced to balance the fear of their lives and their professional commitment to exit And reporting the daily horrors.

A favorable environment for continuing violations

Regarding the situation in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, the Human Rights Office said that Palestinian journalists still have resilience despite the large, dangerous and targeted violent reactions against their work.

He explained that many journalists are detained in administrative detention, while others are held on loose charges related to “incitement” due to leaflets on social media, in the context of continuous, broader efforts to silence civil society and eliminate any form of opposition to the military occupation.

He pointed out that both journalists and journalists detained by the Israeli security forces informed the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights that they were beaten, humiliated, sexual violence, and gender -based violence while interrogating their journalistic work.

The office said that the Palestinian authorities have also contributed to creating the repressive environment for journalists, including by preventing some media institutions from broadcasting in the West Bank since January 2025, and have threatened Palestinian journalists not to transfer information to their media.

He added that there were reports that journalists were harassed by the Hamas authorities in Gaza, where they were reported to be pressured to refrain from covering sensitive incidents or information criticizing the fait accompli authorities.

The Human Rights Office stressed that targeting journalists is a violation of international humanitarian law and international human rights law, and it must stop immediately, and the perpetrators of attacks must be held accountable for journalists, including by other countries.

He added that it is likely that the killing of journalists in Gaza and the suppression of media coverage throughout the occupied Palestinian land has contributed to creating a favorable environment for the continued violations of international law.