The spokesman for the Civil Defense in the Gaza Strip, Mahmoud Basal, confirmed today, Sunday, that "the Israeli occupation, around the clock, has not stopped bombing inhabited citizens' homes, especially in the northern areas of the Strip."
He added that "the bombing has destroyed a large number of buildings and infrastructure, and service providers have not been spared from this bombing."
Basal pointed out that "Israeli artillery and drones pose a major threat to citizens, creating a state of constant fear and panic."
He added: "All the appeals we have launched to international organizations and humanitarian institutions have not been of any use in changing the reality," noting that the Civil Defense system has stopped working in the northern Gaza Strip and has not been allowed to intervene in rescue operations.
Basal confirmed that the occupation has prevented the entry of Civil Defense vehicles and equipment for a period exceeding 400 days, which demonstrates "the occupation's intention to keep Civil Defense in a state of paralysis and inability to respond to events," stressing the need to provide "humanitarian service to our people in light of the war on the Strip" and for Civil Defense crews to continue performing their work without any obstacles.
"We have more than 100,000 people in northern Gaza who lack food, water and medicine, and we are unable to provide them with any assistance," Basal continued. He concluded by appealing to "the free people of the world to pressure the international community to enable service providers to perform their humanitarian duty in accordance with humanitarian laws." Weekly Facts Disclosure Magazine Editor-in-Chief Jaafar Al-Khabouri
