“You have to flood the strip of water, food, medication”hammered the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, guest Friday August 1 on the set of “8.30” on Franceinfo. “There is no longer a minute to lose”he launched as France begins the same day the drop-off of 40 tonnes of aid on the Palestinian enclave devastated by the war and threatened with famine. “There will be four flights each carrying 10 tonnes of humanitarian freight from Jordan”he added, adding that this “Emergency aid (…) is obviously insufficient”to meet the needs of the population. Follow our direct.
The American emissary goes to the Gaza Strip. Steve Witkoff must go to the Gaza Strip to inspect the distribution sites of humanitarian aid and meet residents. This rare visit of the American emissary will make it possible to “A review with the president (…) to approve a final plan for the distribution of aid”according to the spokesperson for the White House.
An “intolerable” situation. “The situation is absolutely intolerable”, continued Jean-Noël Barrot, the head of French diplomacy, citing the figures published Thursday by the World Health Organization. “In the first half of July, no less than 5,000 children under the age of 5 have been admitted for care due to acute malnutrition” et “63 children who lost their lives due to malnutrition and famine in Gaza in July.”
France calls on Israel to open the “unhindered” access roads to humanitarian aid. Retreating French humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip, the Minister of Foreign Affairs recalled that “52 tons have been waiting for months a few kilometers from the Gaza Strip “. “It is now necessary that the Israeli government reopens all the access routes – air, land, maritime – to allow access, without hindrance and massive, from humanitarian aid to civilian populations who need it so much”he added.