Автоколонны с продовольствием, координируемые ООН, в три раза чаще получают отказ в доступе на север Газы, чем другие автоколонны с гуманитарной помощью, сообщили во вторник в Управлении ООН по гуманитарным вопросам (УКГВ). При этом власти Израиля не объяснили официальных причин такой политики.
«Они очень часто отказывают [в доступе], и все, на этом все и заканчивается. Объяснений мы не получаем», – сказал представитель УКГВ Йенс Лаерке, выступая на брифинге гуманитарных агентств ООН в Женеве.
В ходе широко освещавшегося средствами массовой информации телефонного разговора между президентом США Джо Байденом и премьер-министром Израиля Биньямином Нетаньяху Израиль обязался вновь открыть пограничный переход Эрез в северную часть сектора Газа, а также облегчить доставку помощи через близлежащий порт Ашдод.
Белый дом заявил, что будет внимательно следить за происходящим, но Израиль не назвал дату открытия перехода, и увеличения числа маршрутов в сектор Газа, по сообщениям, пока не произошло.
Как подтвердил Лаерке, отвечая на вопрос о дополнительных коридорах для доставки гуманитарной помощи, в частности, контрольно-пропускного пункта Эрез, по состоянию на вечер понедельника УКГВ не получило никакой информации об открытии КПП.
В марте более половины продовольственных миссий ООН в районы повышенного риска, требующих координации с израильскими властями, либо не получили разрешения, либо столкнулись с препятствиями.
Доступ на север Газы
Лаерке также сообщил, что доставка помощи внутри Газы «является еще одной сложностью».
«Продовольственные автоколонны, которые должны идти, в частности, на север сектора, где 70 процентов людей страдают от голода, с большей вероятностью – фактически в три раза чаще, чем любая другая гуманитарная колонна с другими видами товаров, получают отказ на проезд», – сказал он.
Лаерке сообщил журналистам, что распределение помощи внутри сектора Газа «является серьезной проблемой» по соображениям безопасности.
«Но мы также подчеркиваем, что обязательство воюющих сторон – и, в частности, я бы сказал, Израиля как державы, оккупирующей Газу, – облегчать доставку и обеспечивать, чтобы гуманитарная помощь не задерживалась на границе», – сказал он.
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Why do the authorities in Israel often deny access to humanitarian aid convoys coordinated by the UN in Gaza? Is there any official explanation for this policy?
They very often deny [access], and that’s where it all ends. We don’t get any explanations,” said UN OCHA representative Jens Laerke during a UN humanitarian agencies briefing in Geneva. During a widely covered phone call between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel pledged to reopen the Erez border crossing to northern Gaza and facilitate aid delivery through the nearby port of Ashdod. The White House stated it will closely monitor the situation, but Israel has not announced a date for the reopening of the crossing or an increase in routes to Gaza, as per reports, has not yet occurred. As confirmed by Laerke, when asked about additional corridors for humanitarian aid delivery, including the Erez checkpoint, as of Monday evening, OCHA had not received any information about the checkpoint being opened. In March, more than half of the food convoys
“They very often deny [access], and that’s all there is to it. We don’t get any explanations,” said UN OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke, speaking at a UN humanitarian agencies briefing in Geneva. During a widely covered media phone call between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel pledged to reopen the Erez border crossing to the northern part of the Gaza Strip, as well as facilitate aid delivery through the nearby port of Ashdod. The White House stated it will closely monitor the situation, but Israel did not provide a date for the crossing’s reopening and no increase in routes to Gaza has occurred yet, according to reports. As confirmed by Laerke when asked about additional corridors for humanitarian aid delivery, including the Erez checkpoint, as of Monday evening, OCHA had not received any information on the checkpoint’s opening. In March, over half of the food convoys coordinated by the UN face a three times more frequent denial of access to northern Gaza compared to other humanitarian aid convoys, as reported by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Israel authorities have not provided official reasons for such a policy.”
“They often deny [access], and that’s it. We don’t get any explanations,” said UNOCHA representative Jens Laerke, speaking at the UN humanitarian agencies briefing in Geneva. During a widely covered phone call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel pledged to reopen the Erez border crossing to the northern part of the Gaza Strip and facilitate aid delivery through the nearby port of Ashdod. The White House stated that it will closely monitor the situation, but Israel did not specify a date for the opening of the crossing, and according to reports, there has been no increase in the number of routes to the Gaza Strip as of yet. As confirmed by Laerke in response to a question about additional corridors for humanitarian aid delivery, including the Erez checkpoint, as of Monday evening UNOCHA had not received any information about the opening of the checkpoint. In March, more than half of the food convoys…
“They very often deny [access], and that’s the end of it. We don’t get any explanations,” said UNOCHA representative Jens Laerke during the UN humanitarian agencies briefing in Geneva. The widely covered phone call between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saw Israel commit to reopening the Erez border crossing into the northern part of the Gaza sector, and facilitating aid delivery through the nearby port of Ashdod. The White House stated it would closely monitor the situation, but Israel did not specify a date for the crossing’s reopening or an increase in routes to Gaza, which, according to reports, has not happened yet. As confirmed by Laerke, in response to a question about additional corridors for humanitarian aid delivery, including the Erez checkpoint, as of Monday evening, UNOCHA hadn’t received any information about the checkpoint’s reopening. In March, over half of the food convoys […]
“They very often deny [access], and that’s it. We don’t get any explanations,” said the representative of OCHA, Jens Laerke, speaking at the UN humanitarian agencies briefing in Geneva. During the widely covered phone call between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel pledged to reopen the Erez border crossing into the northern part of the Gaza Strip, as well as facilitate aid delivery through the nearby port of Ashdod. The White House stated that they will closely monitor the situation, but Israel did not announce a date for the opening of the crossing and an increase in routes to Gaza, as reported, has not yet occurred. As confirmed by Laerke, when asked about additional corridors for delivering humanitarian aid, including the Erez checkpoint, as of Monday evening, OCHA had not received any information about the checkpoint opening. In March, more than half of the food supplies
Do they ever explain why they deny access so frequently? It seems like a recurring issue without any clear justification.
They very often deny access, and that’s where it all ends. We do not receive any explanations,” said Jens Laerke, a representative of OCHA, speaking at a UN humanitarian agencies briefing in Geneva. During the widely covered phone call between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel pledged to reopen the Erez border crossing into the northern part of the Gaza Strip and facilitate aid delivery through the nearby port of Ashdod. The White House stated that it will closely monitor the situation, but Israel did not specify a date for the reopening of the crossing and the increase in routes to Gaza. As confirmed by Laerke, when asked about additional corridors for delivering humanitarian aid, particularly the Erez checkpoint, as of Monday evening, OCHA had not received any information about the checkpoint opening. In March, more than half of the food convoys coordinated by the UN were denied access three times as often to the northern Gaza Strip than other humanitarian aid convoys, according to OCHA.
“They often deny [access], and that’s it. We don’t get any explanations,” said the representative of OCHA, Jens Laerke, speaking at the UN humanitarian agencies briefing in Geneva. During a widely covered phone call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel pledged to reopen the Erez border crossing into the northern part of the Gaza sector, as well as facilitate aid deliveries through the nearby port of Ashdod. The White House stated that it will closely monitor the situation, but Israel did not mention a date for the reopening of the crossing, and reports indicate that no increase in routes to Gaza has occurred yet. As confirmed by Laerke when asked about additional corridors for delivering humanitarian aid, including the Erez checkpoint, as of Monday evening, OCHA had not received any information on the checkpoint’s reopening. In March, more than half of the food convoys”
“Do they have any plans to address the access denials and provide clearer explanations in the future?”
“Yes, they are often denied access, and that’s where it all ends. We do not receive explanations,” said the representative of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Jens Laerke during the UN humanitarian agencies briefing in Geneva. During the widely covered phone call between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel pledged to reopen the Erez border crossing to the northern part of the Gaza Strip and facilitate aid delivery through the nearby port of Ashdod. The White House stated that it will closely monitor the situation, but Israel did not specify the date of the crossing’s reopening or an increase in the number of routes into the Gaza Strip, according to reports. As confirmed by Laerke, responding to a question about additional corridors for delivering humanitarian aid, particularly the Erez checkpoint, as of Monday evening, OCHA had not received any information on the opening of the checkpoint. In March, more than half of the food convoys coordinated by the UN were three times more likely to be denied access to northern Gaza than other humanitarian convoys.
“They very often refuse access, and that’s it. We don’t get any explanations,” said UN OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke during a UN briefing in Geneva. In a widely covered phone call between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel pledged to reopen the Erez border crossing into northern Gaza and facilitate aid deliveries through the nearby port of Ashdod. The White House stated that it would closely monitor the situation, but Israel did not specify a date for the reopening of the crossing or the increase in routes to Gaza, as reported. Laerke confirmed that as of Monday evening, UN OCHA had not received any information about the opening of the crossing point. In March, more than half of the food convoys coordinated by the UN faced a three-time higher refusal rate for access to northern Gaza compared to other humanitarian aid convoys.”