11 countries demand that the occupation bring aid into Gaza
The United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Portugal and Spain strongly condemned the occupation authorities’ demolition of the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees () in East Jerusalem on January 20, describing the step as unprecedented and unacceptable, and that this measure undermines the work of a United Nations agency and violates international law.
The foreign ministers of the countries affirmed, in a joint statement, their full support for the vital role it plays. "UNRWA" In providing basic services and humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, especially in the Gaza, stressing the need to enable the agency to work without restrictions, and to stop all measures that hinder its activities or affect the sanctity of its facilities.
The statement called on the Israeli occupation government to adhere to its pledges related to the introduction and distribution of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip under the leadership of the United Nations and without interference, warning that the humanitarian conditions are still extremely bad, demanding that aid be allowed to be delivered extensively and safely in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and that restrictions be lifted. imposed on humanitarian work, to ensure the protection of civilians and the stability of humanitarian conditions.
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