Key Takeaways
- The Palestinian Prime Minister has emphasized the importance of fully opening all crossings with the Gaza Strip to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid.
- The UN coordinator for humanitarian affairs in Palestine is working closely with the government and relevant ministries to benefit from all available resources to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of citizens.
- The Palestinian Prime Minister has urged Britain and the global community to pressure Israel to release the withheld funds from Palestinian clearance funds.
Ramallah: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa stressed on Wednesday the key challenges facing the Gaza Strip amid ongoing conflict.
Mustafa met with Muhannad Hadi, the UN coordinator for humanitarian affairs in Palestine, to discuss the challenges of sending aid to Gaza. These challenges include ensuring the quality and suitability of emergency aid, and restoring essential services disrupted by the conflict. Urgent needs in the Gaza Strip must be met.
According to a statement from his office, the prime minister emphasized the importance of fully opening all crossings with the enclave, especially in the north of the Strip, and coordinating relief efforts fully between international partners, civil society, and relief institutions with relevant ministries.
For his part, the UN coordinator affirmed full coordination with the government and relevant ministries to benefit from all available resources fully to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of citizens, according to the statement.
On the same day, Mustafa also discussed the humanitarian aid for Gaza with visiting British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, calling for international intervention to stop aggressions in the West Bank and settlement expansion.
The prime minister also addressed the financial strains caused by Israeli deductions from Palestinian clearance funds, urging Britain and the global community to pressure Israel to release the withheld funds. He reaffirmed Palestine’s efforts towards full UN membership and international recognition.
