In the Gaza Strip, the World Health Organization warns stocks of essential medicines, trauma and surgical supplies are running “critically low,” along with fuel needed to power medical equipment. The crisis was exacerbated after Israel closed all border crossings in Gaza as it launched attacks on Iran on Saturday. The Kerem Shalom crossing has since partially reopened, but most crossings remain shut. This is Amjad al-Shawa, head of the Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations Network in Gaza.
bq. Amjad al-Shawa: “If the crossings remain closed and aid in all its forms is not allowed in, whether medical, food, shelter supplies and other basic necessities for Palestinian citizens at the forefront of the water sector and the maintenance of water networks, we will be facing a dangerous situation and a return to famine, maybe in a form worse than before.”