- A charity has warned seven hospitals in Gaza are running out of fuel, with incubators and life support machines out of fuel entirely.
- Twenty aid trucks crossed the border into Gaza this morning carrying food, water, and medical equipment – but no fuel.
- Trucks carrying aid arrive in southern Gaza
- Number of people killed in Gaza rises to 4,385 – Palestinian health ministry
- Foreign secretary calls for the world to prevent regional conflict.
A charity has warned seven hospitals in Gaza are running out of fuel, with incubators and life support machines out of fuel entirely. Riham Jafari, advocacy and communications coordinator at ActionAid Palestine, said she welcomed any form of aid for Gaza but the level being provided currently is a “shameful insult”.
Twenty aid trucks crossed the border into Gaza this morning carrying food, water, and medical equipment – but no fuel. “Before this crisis began, around 500 aid trucks would normally cross the border every day providing a vital lifeline to millions of Gazans who were already facing a humanitarian crisis,” Ms. Jafari said.
She added: “Aid trucks also did not bring with them the fuel needed to power hospitals, keep ambulances moving, or pump water from the ground. “We’re hearing stories every day of communities coming together to donate whatever fuel they have remaining to keep incubators going for new-borns who are in a critical condition.”
Bakeries are also running out of the fuel needed to make bread, ActionAid warned.
The trucks carrying humanitarian aid for civilians have arrived in southern Gaza, a Palestinian border official has said. This morning, the trucks passed through the Rafah border crossing. They are said to be loaded with food, water, and medical supplies.
However, experts and some charities have warned the supplies are nowhere near the level needed.
Number of people killed in Gaza rises to 4,385. Those killed include 1,756 children and 976 women, the health ministry added. It also issued a statement hitting out at the exclusion of fuel from the humanitarian aid being sent to Gaza.
It argued it would leave the lives of the sick and wounded in danger. “We appeal to the international community and Egypt to work immediately to bring in fuel and emergency health needs before more victims are lost in hospitals,” the statement said.
Foreign secretary calls for world to prevent regional conflict. The British foreign secretary has been speaking at the Cairo peace summit, where he called for world leaders to come together to prevent the Israel-Hamas conflict from spreading further. The world has a “duty to work together to prevent instability from engulfing the region and claiming yet more lives”, he said.
Mr. Cleverly called on world leaders to “work together to prevent the tragic situation in Gaza becoming a regional conflict because that is exactly what Hamas wants”. The foreign secretary also asked for restraint from the Israeli government in an effort to preserve civilian lives. “I have spoken directly to the Israeli government, about their duty to respect international law and the importance of preserving civilian lives in Gaza,” Mr Cleverly told the Cairo Peace Summit hosted by Egypt. “Despite the incredibly difficult circumstances, I have called for discipline professionalism, and restraint from the Israeli military.”
(With inputs from agencies)
