”Fuel is the prerequisite for survival in Gaza”, write seven UN agencies in a joint statement. It is needed to "keep hospitals, water systems, sewage treatment plants, ambulances and all parts of humanitarian efforts going”, they add and emphasize that bakeries also need fuel.
After two years of war, the shortage of food is a major problem in Gaza. The lack of fuel becomes an additional burden for a population ”near the threshold of starvation”, according to the UN organizations. Without fuel, all humanitarian efforts will likely also be forced to shut down, they warn.
The warning comes after the UN has managed to get fuel into Gaza for the first time in 130 days. But the 75,000 liters are ”only a fraction” of what is required to keep daily life and critical aid efforts going, according to the UN, which demands that fuel in sufficient quantities be allowed into Gaza.
