The Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who has repeatedly spoken about his upbringing in war-torn Ethiopia, said that he can sense how people in Gaza feel right now.
I can smell it. I can see it before me. I can even hear the sounds. This is due to PTSD, he said.
One can imagine how people are suffering. It is really wrong to make food into weapons, to make medical supplies into weapons.
On Thursday, it was reported that around 90 trucks with emergency aid had been able to leave the border area at Kerem Shalom and continue into the besieged Gaza, where there is an acute shortage of food, water, and other supplies. The deliveries, which are the first since Israel introduced a total blockade on the 2nd of March, have been described by aid organizations as directly insufficient in their limited scope.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus believes that only a political solution can lead to lasting peace.
A demand for peace actually lies in Israel's own best interest. I feel that the war is harming Israel and that it will not bring a lasting solution, he says.
