LONDON, August 12. /TASS/. The foreign ministers of 24 countries and three European commissioners have put out a joint statement saying that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip has reached a critical level, calling on Israel to allow humanitarian aid to people in need.
"The humanitarian suffering in Gaza has reached unimaginable levels. Famine is unfolding before our eyes. Urgent action is needed now to halt and reverse starvation. Humanitarian space must be protected, and aid should never be politicised," the UK Foreign Office said in a statement.
It was signed by the foreign ministers of Australia, Belgium, Great Britain, Greece, Denmark, the EU, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Canada, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Finland, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Japan, as well as the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, the EU Commissioner for the Mediterranean and the EU Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management..
"We call on the government of Israel to provide authorisation for all international NGO aid shipments and to unblock essential humanitarian actors from operating.," the statement said. " We need a ceasefire that can end the war, for hostages to be released and aid to enter Gaza by land unhindered."
