Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Worsens Amid Prolonged Israeli Aid Blockade

Devastating Impact on Children

• 💔 Doctors at NASA hospital report 500 children killed since Israel renewed its assault on March 18th.
• 🩹 Nearly 834 children have undergone amputations (legs or limbs) since the war began.

Widening Humanitarian Crisis

• ⚠️ The UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warns the humanitarian situation is the worst in 18 months.
• 🚫 For a month and a half, no supplies have been allowed through the crossings into Gaza, the longest halt to date.
• 🗓️ Israel has been blocking aid entry since March 2nd, even before the truce collapsed on March 18th.

Diplomatic Efforts and Post-War Vision

• 📞 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the urgent need for a ceasefire.
• 🌍 They also emphasized the acceleration of humanitarian aid into Gaza and rejected the displacement of Palestinians.
• 🏛️ Macron advocates for a reformed Palestinian Authority to govern Gaza post-war, without Hamas.
• 🇵🇸 This discussion follows Macron's announcement that Paris will recognize a Palestinian state within months, a plan denounced by Israel.