On Thursday’s “PBS News Hour,” outgoing UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths said there were “very serious” security concerns at aid piers in Gaza, and that Hamas was not providing assistance. They are stealing supplies, and when they steal, “we” said. We negotiated to get that aid back. And as far as I know, it has been successful in all cases. ”
“There are also safety concerns about the pier,” said NewsHour diplomatic and defense correspondent Nick Shiffrin. “There are also safety concerns about the pier. United Nations staff who have been working on preparing the pier have had to evacuate when the area came under fire. From your point of view, how serious are the security concerns of the United Nations, the World Food Program, and who is going to be involved in this?”
Mr Griffiths replied: At present, this level of risk is manageable, assuming that aid does not arrive in other areas. We are therefore looking to be able to carry out the distribution mission in-house and hope to have the right people to help us on the beach in getting aid to the World Food Programme. is. ”
Shiffrin then asked, “Hamas has diverted and stolen aid. How can we prevent that from happening?”
Mr Griffiths said: “If something like that happens, we have negotiated to get that assistance back. And as far as I know, in every case it has been successful.” It has to be delivered safely. As you know, aid is coming in from the north through Erez. I think 54 trucks came in yesterday.”
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