The United Nations distances itself from the Gaza sea corridor and the temporary port announced by the United States

The United Nations has distanced itself from the sea aid corridor to Gaza that the United States and the European Union will open this weekend and has made clear that nothing can replace large-scale land shipments of supplies.

Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, said: “We are obviously pleased that aid is arriving through other means, but nothing can replace the arrival of aid and the large-scale trade movement via land routes.”

Dujarric also clarified that the organization is not involved in building a temporary port off the coast of Gaza that the United States announced, specifically to direct aid arriving through that sea corridor from Cyprus, and that the organization is not part of the “operational” level part of the initiative.

The spokesman was unable to confirm whether the ships using this humanitarian corridor would carry aid from UN agencies.

Israel reduces aid flows

At the same time, the United Nations rapporteur on the right to food, Michael Fakhri, confirmed that Israel has reduced the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip since the International Court of Justice informed it that it is bound by international law. To ensure humanitarian access and prevent any act of a genocidal nature.

“What Israel decided after this ruling – on January 26 – was to prevent humanitarian aid. If we compare, The aid that entered Gaza in February was half compared to JanuaryHe said in a press conference as part of his intervention before the Human Rights Council: “When there was not even talk of famine.”

In the face of flagrant non-compliance with the rulings of the International Court of Justice, he considered that the international community could choose to: Arms embargo or economic sanctions on IsraelThese are the alternatives that a group of United Nations human rights experts proposed a few days ago, “but no one seems to have heard of them.”