Weekly Press Conference at the UN Office in Geneva
OCHA Spokesperson Jens Laerke, UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani and World Health Organization (WHO) Spokesperson Margaret Harris made important assessments at the weekly press conference held at the UN Geneva Office.
Laerke, The Israeli armyFor 19 neighborhoods in the northern Gaza Strip and the Deir al-Balah region Since August 23He reminds that he issued an “evacuation order” in 3 new regions. Laerke said, “In these regions, approximately 8 thousand peopleand many of them reside in displaced persons shelters. The number of evacuation orders issued by Israel in August alone To 16“rose,” he said.
Laerke stressed that Israel’s demands have displaced UN humanitarian aid personnel, civil society organizations and others working on the ground in Deir al-Balah, along with their families. He noted that these displacements have been carried out in a very short time and in extremely dangerous conditions. Laerke noted that despite the many difficulties associated with the ongoing conflict in Gaza, no decision has been made to halt the UN’s life-saving aid operation. “There has been no decision to stop it, it has never been taken. We have been there for 10 months, so we continue where possible. The Gaza Strip territory is only 11%“We are not under evacuation orders. We are trying to work with this number and continue the operation,” he said.
Answering the question of an AA correspondent, “The Israeli army requested an evacuation for the area around the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Hospital and declared it a military zone. The hospital continues its activities against the threat of attack. What is the latest situation in the hospital, how many patients are inside? Can you communicate with the hospital?”, WHO Spokesperson Harris said, “I still do not have the numbers on how many patients are there, but my colleagues have told me that every time an evacuation order is given, many patients and staff leave.”
Harris also noted that there had been a lot of looting as hospitals were abandoned following evacuations. “Not only do hospitals stop providing services due to evacuation orders, they often sustain major damage,” he said.
UN Human Rights Office’s Statement on Durov
UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Shamdasani stated that they are aware of the situation regarding the detention of Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov in France. Shamdasani said, “We do not have enough information at this stage of the investigation and we do not have enough information to make an assessment on this issue. too early“So I will refrain from making an assessment at this point,” he said. He also added that they wanted to get more information about this case.
