(ANSA-AFP) - BERLIN, APR 23 - Germany, France and Britain on
Wednesday called on Israel to stop blocking humanitarian aid
into Gaza, warning of "an acute risk of starvation, epidemic
disease and death". "This must end," their foreign ministers
said in a joint statement. "We urge Israel to immediately
re-start a rapid and unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza
in order to meet the needs of all civilians." After 18 months of
devastating war and an Israeli blockade on aid since March 2,
the UN has warned of a dire humanitarian situation for the 2.4
million inhabitants of the Palestinian territory. Israel has
accused Palestinian militant group Hamas of diverting aid, which
it denies. The heads of 12 major aid organisations warned last
Thursday that "famine is not just a risk, but likely rapidly
unfolding in almost all parts" of the coastal territory.
(ANSA-AFP).
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