PBB crowd open the border in Gaza
Sabtu, 22 November 2008 | Labels: Berita | |
JERUSALEM - Security Council of the United Nations (UN) request Israel to end the pemblokrian Gaza Strip border. Dalam pernyataannya, PBB menilai tindakan Israel tersebut tak dapat diterima. In his statement, the UN assesses the actions of Israel is not acceptable.
"This only makes the people in Gaza suffering civilians. This should be immediately disudahi," said John Holmes the UN representative in the official statement cited by Reuters, Saturday (22/11/2008).
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel through the phone on Tuesday, that he is very concerned about the humanitarian conditions in Gaza Strip. Bam ask Olmert to open the border and allow food aid into Gaza.
A day later, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak rejected the request Bush. He stated, there must be tranquility to open the border. This action related to the rocket attacks that Hamas fighter get to the area south of Israel.
In a separate statement, Bush said, he stressed the importance of Israel to permit humanitarian aid can cross the border
Hamas attack is a response from dikhianatinya pejanjian armistice by Israel. Israeli troops shoot missile in the direction of the settlement is considered a residence Hamas fighter.
Besides food shortages, residents of Gaza are also suffering because they do not get electric lighting.Estimated 1.5 million Gaza residents lack food. Israel also prohibits the supply of fuel for generating electricity.
"People need to survive in the dark conditions, lack of supply of gas for cooking, and limited clean water," said Holmes. He also expressed support United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) will not be entered in the near future because the Israeli blockade.
