Urgent | Safa follow-up | The Palestinian Civil Society Organizations Coalition: The worsening humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip deprives more than two million people of the most basic necessities of life.
Urgent | Safa follow-up | The Palestinian Civil Society Organizations Coalition:
▪The worsening humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip deprives more than two million people of the most basic necessities of life.
▪We affirm that what is happening can no longer endure any more silence, waiting, or crisis management through statements and promises.
▪We call for a state of mobilization and an urgent, comprehensive move domestically, Arably, and internationally, and we demand turning solidarity with Gaza into real popular and institutional pressure that forces the opening of the crossings and the entry of aid, heavy equipment, shelter supplies, and life necessities without restrictions or delay.
▪The Peace Council must move immediately and translate its announced commitments into tangible measures that save people's lives, or else declare its inability, step aside, and make room for international parties capable of bearing their humanitarian, moral, and legal responsibilities.
▪The presence of institutions, committees, and councils must not be allowed to become a cover for the continuation of the tragedy while civilians pay with their lives for incapacity and negligence.
▪We call on the sons of our people and their forces and institutions inside and outside to act urgently and organize events and popular and rights-based stands in support of Gaza.
▪We call on the scholars of the nation, mosque preachers, and religious institutions to dedicate Friday sermons to warning of the humanitarian catastrophe and urging peoples to support Gaza and aid its people.
▪We call on the tribes, clans, and Palestinian and Arab families, the free people of the world, and solidarity movements to declare popular mobilization and pressure by all possible peaceful means.
▪We call on the United Nations and international and humanitarian institutions to go beyond statements of concern and condemnation and take immediate practical steps that ensure the entry of equipment and life and humanitarian supplies without obstacles.
▪Saving Gaza is not a political option nor a bargaining chip, but a humanitarian duty that does not accept postponement, especially since disregard for civilians' lives has reached a level that cannot be met with silence, and it is no longer acceptable for Gaza to remain alone in the face of death, cold, hunger, and destruction.
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▪We warn of the worsening bread crisis in the Gaza Strip due to the decline in flour imports and the reduction in global food aid, in addition to the shortage of supplies needed to operate and maintain bakeries.
▪We affirm that the crisis threatens the continuity of bread production and the ability of the population to meet their daily food needs. ▪The sector is suffering from a shortage in flour supplies exceeding 25% of daily needs, which are estimated at about 450 tons, and this is directly reflected in the ability of bakeries to meet demand. ▪The seriousness of the crisis increases with the decline in the quantities of flour provided by the World Food Programme to bakeries; they have fallen from more than 260 tons per day to about 125–135 tons per day, meaning about half. ▪This decline coincides with the deprivation of about 500,000 people from monthly food aid and a drop in the number of beneficiaries from 1.6 million to 1.1 million, in addition to reducing the rations allocated to families. ▪Reducing aid places a larger share of the responsibility for providing food on commercial markets amid weak household purchasing power, making access to bread more difficult and bringing back scenes of long queues outside bakeries. ▪Bakeries in the sector need to receive about 10 trucks of flour regularly every day, with a load of approximately 33 tons per truck. ▪It is necessary to have a reserve stock sufficient for 12 to 14 days to prevent production from declining or stopping if crossings are closed or supplies are delayed. ▪We note that the crisis goes beyond the shortage of flour to include a shortage of mineral oils and spare parts required to operate and maintain bakery equipment, which increases the likelihood of breakdowns, raises operating costs, and threatens the continuity of production. ▪We affirm that the bread crisis in Gaza has become a compound crisis of supplies, aid, production, and maintenance, not merely a shortage of flour. ▪We warn that the continuation of the current situation will increase the difficulty for the population to access one of the most important components of their basic food. ▪We call for ensuring the flow of sufficient and continuous quantities of flour through the crossings and providing fuel, mineral oils, and spare parts. ▪A reserve stock must be built for bakeries to ensure production stability and prevent securing a loaf of bread from becoming an additional daily hardship for the people of the sector.