Israel reutures the partial entry of private goods in Gaza
Israel has announced in vague terms to reautorize the partial entry of private goods into the Gaza Strip, besieged and threatened with famine. “A mechanism has been approved to gradually and controlled the entrance to the goods via the private sector in Gaza”reports on Tuesday a cogat press release, an organization of the Ministry of Defense responsible for coordinating civil activities of the Israeli army in the occupied Palestinian territories. “The objective is to increase the volume of the aid entering the Gaza Strip, while reducing dependence on the collection of aid by the UN and international organizations”according to the same source.
This measurement is taken “Following the cabinet’s decision [du premier ministre] to expand humanitarian aid ». Pour “Set up this mechanism, a limited number of local merchants have been approved subject to specific criteria and safety controls”, It is explained, without further details. “Approved goods include basic food products, baby foods, fruits and vegetables and hygiene items”says the cogat. Payment for the purchase of these goods “Will only be carried out by bank transfer, under control and supervision”. All goods will be subject to rigorous control, underlines this organization.
The Israeli army, “Through the COGAT and in collaboration with the security services, will continue to implement control and monitoring mechanisms of the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip, while taking all possible measures to prevent the involvement of the Hamas terrorist organization in the transport and distribution of aid processes”concludes the press release.