Akm Shehabuddin Kisslu: The U.N. peace envoy for the Middle East on Sunday condemned continued attacks on civilians after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza’s Beit Lahiya late on Saturday. “The nightmare in Gaza is intensifying” said Tor Wennesland, the U.N. Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. “Horrifying scenes are unfolding in the northern Strip amidst conflict, relentless Israeli strikes and an ever-worsening humanitarian crisis.”
IN a statement on the UN website Tor Wennesland said, The nightmare in Gaza is intensifying. Horrifying scenes are unfolding in the northern Strip amidst conflict, relentless Israeli strikes and an ever-worsening humanitarian crisis.
In Beit Lahia last night, dozens were reportedly killed in Israeli airstrikes. This follows weeks of intensified operations resulting in scores of civilian fatalities and near total lack of humanitarian aid reaching populations in the north.
Nowhere is safe in Gaza.
‘I condemn the continuing attacks on civilians’ Tor Wennesland said. This war must end, the hostages held by Hamas must be freed, the displacement of Palestinians must cease, and civilians must be protected wherever they are. Humanitarian aid must be delivered unimpeded Wennesland added.
The path ahead will require courage, political will and renewed dialogue. We owe it to the families suffering in Gaza and Israel. The war must stop now, statement said.
The Gaza Health Ministry said at least 87 people were killed and at least 40 wounded.
The Israeli military dismissed the Hamas-run ministry’s numbers as “exaggerated,” saying they “do not line up with the information available to the IDF, the precision munitions used, and the precise damage done.”
