GAZA, (PIC)
Warnings of a humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip are growing due to the potential complete shutdown of municipal services within the coming hours as a result of fuel depletion.
Dr. Iyad Maghari, the mayor of Al-Nusairat said in a press release on Sunday that the depletion of fuel within 48 hours foreshadows a humanitarian crisis and the occurrence of serious health and environmental risks.
He warned that the Al-Nusairat municipality, located in the central Gaza Strip, will cease its essential services within 48 hours due to the depletion of fuel necessary for operating water wells, sewage pumps, waste collection and disposal vehicles. Consequently, water supply in the network will be disrupted, sewage will overflow, and waste will accumulate in the streets, posing a serious health and environmental hazard.
Maghari held Israel fully responsible for any humanitarian catastrophe that may occur at any moment due to fuel depletion, describing it as a war crime that contradicts all international and humanitarian laws.
He called on all international organizations and institutions to urgently intervene and swiftly supply the necessary fuel for operating water wells, sewage pumps, and waste collection and disposal vehicles, especially considering that Al-Nusairat is now home to more than 300,000 displaced individuals from various areas of the Gaza Strip.
For the seventh consecutive day, Israeli forces continue to close the Rafah and Karm Abu Salem crossings, preventing the entry of humanitarian aid, including vital supplies such as fuel, into the Gaza Strip.
