*Israeli occupation damages the mental health of Gazans
*Warns of sharp price rises after humanitarian aid is blocked
*Israeli blockade causes hospital shortages
*Residents struggle to secure regular supplies of fresh water
*Warns of sharp price rises after humanitarian aid is blocked
*Israeli blockade causes hospital shortages
*Residents struggle to secure regular supplies of fresh water
Category
đź—ž
NewsTranscript
00:00Welcome back.
00:17Palestinian Health Ministry experts warned of an unprecedented mental health crisis in
00:21the enclave due to the occupation's brutal violations.
00:25Recently, both Palestinian and Israeli human rights organizations condemned the kidnapping
00:30of two children by genocidal forces after the murder of their grandmother.
00:34Samar Yaber, former head of the ministry's mental health department, says that such incidents
00:40are repeated daily and have wreaked havoc on the mental health of Gazans, especially
00:45children.
00:46The expo says that these scars extend across generations.
00:55In Palestine, the World Food Programme has warned of a drastic price rise in the gas
00:59strip, with some products up by more than 200%.
01:03The programme, which is affiliated to the United Nations, has pointed out that a blockade
01:08of humanitarian aid is the main cause of this situation and that women and children are
01:13the most affected.
01:15It called on the genocidal Israeli authorities to prioritize the needs of the civilian population
01:20and allow vital humanitarian aid into the country for the Palestinian people.
01:25The agency also warned of the critical food situation in Gaza and appealed to the international
01:30community for 242 million euros to continue its operations in the region for the next
01:36six months, both in Gaza and the West Bank.
01:44In Yemen, the government authorities report the re-establishment of the naval blockade
01:49exclusively for Israel.
01:51Yemeni Foreign Minister Jamal Amir said that the decision was reinstated because of the
01:57genocidal regime's refusal to implement the ceasefire agreement reached in Qatar.
02:02He stressed that the naval ban includes the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, the Bab el-Mandeb
02:07Strait and the Gulf of Aden, while stating that any Israeli vessel that crosses the declared
02:13area of operation will be prosecuted.
02:16He reiterated that the ban will remain in place until the crossings with Gaza are reopened
02:22and humanitarian aid is allowed in.
02:29In Palestine, a charity in the northern Gaza Strip has been distributing hot meals to
02:33war-worrying Palestinians during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan as Israel continues
02:39its blockade of the coastal enclave.
02:47Palestinians in Gaza are struggling to feed their families as Israel has maintained its
02:51blockade of Gaza for the past two weeks.
02:54Many have turned to charities to get hot food for their children.
02:57Residents, most of whom live in tents near or on top of their destroyed homes, are suffering
03:02water shortages, food shortages and shortages of everything since the siege began.
03:13In light of many crises, the closure of crossings for two consecutive weeks, we suffer greatly
03:18from a shortage of flour and a shortage of food.
03:21As you can see, now we get our daily sustenance from the charity.
03:25In the past, we did not depend on charity in any way, but today we were forced to come
03:30to the charity due to the scarcity of materials.
03:34Materials are very scarce.
03:35There is a shortage of water, a shortage of food and a shortage of everything.
03:46Israeli genocide has left most of Gaza's population of over two million dependent on
03:50international aid.
03:52In this context, aid groups have expressed concern about the diminishing gains made during
03:56the six-week ceasefire to avert famine in parts of the Strip, while those still in refugee
04:01camps express concern about the lack of even the simplest things.
04:12It is a very difficult suffering.
04:14We used to live an average life, but thank God it was much better than now.
04:20Now a person suffers with how to provide for his family, how to spend on his children.
04:25There is no work, no housing like before, no care, no food, no life requirements.
04:31Even simple things like vegetables and fruit are no longer available.
04:35The simplest things that were in our lives are no longer there.
04:45The first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ended a fortnight ago, but the lull
04:50in fighting has held for now, though tense.
04:52Israeli forces have withdrawn to buffer zones inside Gaza, and hundreds of thousands of
04:57displaced Palestinians have returned to northern Gaza, and hundreds of aid trucks were entering
05:02daily until Israel cut off supplies to the territory's two million inhabitants a fortnight
05:07ago, re-exposing the inhabitants to various risks.
05:21In this context, the United Nations' Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
05:25has sounded the alarm over the dire situation in Gaza, where hospitals are rapidly running
05:32out of essential medical supplies.
05:35The World Health Organization, WHO, reports that the health sector is severely damaged,
05:41with 84% of health facilities either damaged or destroyed.
05:45This along with the Israeli blockade has led to critical shortages of medicine, medical
05:50supplies and skilled personnel.
05:52The ongoing conflict has resulted in significant trauma-related injuries, with over 24,000
05:59people suffering major life-changing injuries by September 2024.
06:04The lack of access to essential services, including maternal and child health care,
06:09has worsened the humanitarian situation, with reports of increased malnutrition and related
06:14deaths, particularly among children and the elderly.
06:22Another consequence of the Israeli blockade is the desperate struggle to secure regular
06:26supplies of fresh water, with many waiting for days to fill makeshift containers.
06:32The situation has become increasingly dire as water aid trucks arrive, drowning long
06:38queues of people who often walk considerable distances to obtain this essential resource.
06:44Gaza relies heavily on external water sources, including the Mekorot water line from Israel,
06:50which is often threatened with closure.
06:53This has heightened fear of a major water shortage, exacerbating health risks due to
06:58contaminated water.
07:06We are suffering from the issue of drinking water and salty water.
07:10We wait for three or four days waiting for the truck carrying filtered water to come.
07:15We see a truck at the end of the street, we run towards it.
07:19We are waiting on the road since the morning waiting for water, we are suffering, one water
07:23is filtered and another is not.
07:26We are struggling and every day we are looking for a solution for the water problem.
07:30It's the month of Ramadan, we need to eat, drink and we want to break fast on good water
07:34not bad one, the salty water had really tired us.
07:38They say it is filtered but it turns out to be salty.
07:41Thanks God today a water truck came and we pray for God that we get one every day.