Israeli ambassador insists there's no 'humanitarian crisis' in Gaza

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Source: The Hill

Israeli ambassador insists there’s no ‘humanitarian crisis’ in Gaza

BY LAUREN SFORZA - 11/05/23 12:23 PM ET

The Israeli ambassador to the United Nations insisted Sunday that there was not a “humanitarian crisis” in Gaza despite the reported shortages of fuel, water and medical supplies in the territory and warnings from international aid groups that the situation in the enclave grows dire by the day.

“I’m not saying that the life in Gaza is great,” Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “And, obviously, Hamas is the only one that should be held accountable for any situation in Gaza. But there is a standard, due to international humanitarian law. What does it mean, a humanitarian crisis? And I’m saying, again, there is no humanitarian crisis, based on the international humanitarian law right now in Gaza.”

Israel has pummeled Gaza with airstrikes in the weeks since militant group Hamas launched a deadly unprecedented attack on Israel on Oct. 7, killing more than 1,400 Israelis. Israel also cut off access to food, water, fuel and medicine in the days following the attack — a move that many groups and officials have said have led to a humanitarian crisis.

The Gaza Health Ministry said that the Palestinian death toll reached 9,700 as of Sunday, including thousands more injured.

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