Denmark appeals for provision of more humanitarian aid to Gaza

By Ebad Ahmed

PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AA) - Denmark on Thursday appealed for the provision of more humanitarian aid to blockaded Gaza.

Denmark’s Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy Dan Jorgensen in a post on X said that he is joining partners in an appeal to Israel to facilitate the humanitarian operations.

“Assure delivery of more aid to Gaza, including allowing more convoys of humanitarian assistance to cross the border to Gaza, facilitate their operations and let in more medical items,” the minister appealed to the Israeli authorities. Copenhagen reiterated its call that the safety of civilians and humanitarian personnel is crucial.

Denmark, earlier, has also expressed its concern regarding a potential Israeli military offensive in Rafah where more than half of Gaza’s population is seeking refuge. Rafah, the last refuge for the displaced in Gaza, is now home to more than 1,400,000 Palestinians, including 1,300,000 displaced people from other governorates, according to the Gaza Government Media Office.

Israel has pounded the Gaza Strip since a cross-border attack by Palestinian group Hamas last October, which Tel Aviv said killed nearly 1,200 people.

At least 30,800 Palestinians have since been killed and over 72,298 others injured amid mass destruction and shortages of necessities. Israel has also imposed a crippling blockade on the Gaza Strip, leaving its population, particularly residents of northern Gaza, on the verge of starvation.

The Israeli war has pushed 85% of Gaza’s population into internal displacement amid acute shortages of food, clean water, and medicine, while 60% of the enclave's infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed, according to the UN.

Israel stands accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice. An interim ruling in January ordered Tel Aviv to stop genocidal acts and take measures to guarantee that humanitarian assistance is provided to civilians in Gaza.