Greece working with UN to send humanitarian aid to besieged Gaza

By Ahmet Gencturk

ATHENS (AA) – Greece is working with the UN and some countries to send aid to the besieged Gaza Strip, the country’s health minister announced Thursday.

Michalis Chrysochoidis said during a speech in parliament that there should be both humanitarian corridors and humanitarian pauses in the war in support of Gaza’s civilians, according to the state-run AMNA news agency.

The visuals that the media reports from Gaza are terrible and inhumane, he said, adding the conflict, which has so far led to the deaths of thousands of people, especially children, has gone beyond limits.

The Israeli military has expanded its air and ground attacks in Gaza, which has been under relentless airstrikes since the Palestinian group. Hamas launched a cross-border attack on Oct. 7 that has killed more than 1,400 Israelis.

Nearly 10,600 people have since been killed in the conflict, including at least 9,061 Palestinians.

Basic supplies are running low for Gaza’s 2.3 million residents due to Israel's "full siege," in addition to the large number of casualties and displacements.