Within minutes of the Gaza ceasefire taking effect on Friday, displaced Palestinians started moving north again, UN humanitarian workers report.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Israeli tanks had blocked Al Rashid Road along the coast as people tried to head north after word of the ceasefire went out.
Some families who had managed to reach Gaza City found their homes even more damaged than before.
OCHA said the UN and its partners are ready to ramp up the humanitarian response right away. “After two years of war, rebuilding Gaza’s infrastructure is urgent to support recovery,” the office said, urging all leaders who support the ceasefire to help clear the way for unhindered aid delivery.
All sides in the conflict must let humanitarian supplies move quickly and freely. “Aid must reach people in bulk to ease suffering,” OCHA added.
UN Secretary‑General Antonio Guterres’s spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, said talks are ongoing with Israeli officials to confirm what the UN and its partners can bring into Gaza, how much, and through which access points.
“What changed dramatically from Thursday to Friday is that the guns seem to have fallen silent,” Dujarric said, noting that humanitarians now find it safer to operate. “We’re working behind the scenes, pushing to get the aid already in the pipeline into Gaza.”
UN aid workers had said on October 3 that about 170,000 metric tonnes of supplies are waiting to be delivered. This massive aid pipeline underscores the urgency of clear, unimpeded access for relief efforts in Gaza.
Source: ianslive
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