In response to the situation in which seven staff members of an international NGO were killed in the Gaza Strip due to an attack by the Israeli military, another NGO that had been active in the area decided to suspend its activities because it could not ensure safety, and the situation is increasing day by day. This has further implications for the deteriorating humanitarian situation.
Violent attacks by the Israeli military continued in various parts of the Gaza Strip on the 3rd, with local media reporting that dozens of people were killed, and Gaza health authorities putting the death toll at 32,975. Masu.
The fighting, which has continued for nearly six months since October last year, has caused widespread damage to all kinds of facilities in the Gaza Strip, including homes and public infrastructure.On the 2nd, the World Bank and the United Nations estimated that by the end of January, the damage had been estimated at $18.5 billion, in Japanese yen. We announced an estimate of approximately 2.8 trillion yen. Of the estimated amount of damage, damage to housing accounts for 72%.
In addition, many people have been displaced, more than half of the population is on the brink of famine, and everyone is severely food insecure and undernourished.
The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip continues to deteriorate and aid is urgently needed, but an international NGO has decided to temporarily suspend aid operations after seven of its staff members were killed in an attack by the Israeli military.
Furthermore, another NGO that has been active in the area for many years announced on the 2nd that it had decided to suspend its activities because it could not ensure safety.
The NGO has provided an average of 150,000 meals a day since the fighting began in October last year, and said, ``We understand the magnitude of the impact of suspending operations, but we have decided to suspend operations due to the increased risk.'' This is having a further impact on the humanitarian situation, which is worsening day by day.