Israeli ground attack hinders humanitarian aid to 300,000 displaced Gazans: UN

By Anadolu staff

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) - The UN humanitarian office on Thursday said that the Israeli ground attack hinders the delivery of humanitarian aid to 300,000 displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli army has expanded its air and ground attacks on blockaded territory, which has been under relentless airstrikes since a cross-border attack by Hamas on Oct. 7.

“The ongoing Israeli ground operation in northern Gaza is impeding the delivery of humanitarian aid to about 300,000 displaced people,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement.

On Wednesday, the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital, the only public hospital for cancer patients in the Gaza Strip, went out of service due to Israeli attacks and fuel shortage.

“Gaza’s main cancer hospital ran out of fuel and was forced to stop its services, risking the lives of 70 cancer patients,” OCHA said.

Nearly 10,600 people have been killed in the Gaza conflict, including 9,061 Palestinians and more than 1,538 Israelis.

Besides the large number of casualties and large displacement of people, basic supplies are running low for the 2.3 million residents in Gaza due to the Israeli siege.