John Ging, Gaza chief of UNRWA, the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees, told IRIN on 7 November that the dwindling fuel supplies would affect aid deliveries and health.
"Immediately, one focuses on fuel needed by municipalities for water wells and to keep sewage pumping stations going. And also for sanitation trucks to collect garbage, otherwise there will be public health problems," he said, noting that UNRWA received its fuel supplies from the local Gazan market.
 Currently, there is no spare fuel to run the water system, and the sewage system has enough fuel only for one more week. |
Fuel is also needed for trucks that distribute food aid to the poorest in Gaza where some 1.1 million people, out of 1.5 million residents, receive rations from the UN.
The new sanctions include the closing of the Sufa crossing point into Gaza, used to bring in about 65 percent of food supplies, leaving only the Kerem Shalom crossing open.
However, between 1 and 3 November, Kerem Shalom was also closed by Israel, according to OCHA.
"There must always be a humanitarian crossing open into Gaza ," insisted Ging.
In parts of Gaza there are shortages of cheese and meat products as well as rice, canned foods and oil. In other areas, some products are no longer available altogether.
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