“We have a short window to save as many lives as possible”
28 July 2025Israel have agreed to pause military operations for 10 a hours day in 3 populated areas of Gaza - El-Mawasi area, central Deir al-Balah and northern Gaza City - to allow the UN and humanitarian organisations to deliver food and medicine to people "until further notice".
Commenting on the developments Rozan Khalifeh, Country Directory Plan International Egypt, says:
“The pause in military operations is a welcome step. We now have a small window to get aid into Gaza and save as many lives as possible – every hour counts.
“The UN have warned that 1 out of every 3 people has not eaten for days, and 8 in every 10 people who have reportedly died from starvation are children. This reprieve cannot come soon enough. In conditions of famine, children die first, and it is an agonising death.
Trucks waiting but more funding urgently needed
“Plan International has trucks waiting to go into Gaza. We are now rapidly procuring more food, water and water treatment supplies, sanitary products, soap and tents but funding is urgently needed to respond as the scale of suffering in Gaza is colossal.
“For everyone watching the horror unfold, now is the time you can support – your money will save lives.
“Whilst these 10 hour pauses in military operations are a critical opportunity to save lives, there are still another 14 hours in the day where children and their families remain at risk of being killed by shelling and gunfire. We have seen people killed even as the first pause has begun. Parents are scared to visit food distribution sites as over 1000 people have been killed there – mothers shot in front of their starving children as they tried to collect food for them.
“What children in Gaza need above all is a lasting ceasefire, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and unhindered humanitarian access for the UN and humanitarian partners.”
Categories: Emergencies
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