Zu meinem Eintrag gestern ueber die Grenzuebergaenge in den Gazastreifen

meldet sich heute der UN Beauftragte fuer den Nahen Osten zu Wort:
UN Mideast envoy warns of Gaza collapse

In fuer die UN eher untypischen Weise nennt er dabei klar die Hamas als Verantwortlichen fuer die schwierige Situation der Bevoelkerung im Gazastreifen:

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“Unless the crossings are open for imports and exports, the downward economic spiral will lead to extensive hardship for an already impoverished Gaza Strip,” Williams told the U.N. Security Council in his regular monthly briefing on the Middle East.

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Since Hamas took over Gaza in mid-June, Israel has only permitted shipments of food and basic supplies into Gaza through two smaller passages.

Israel, which shuns Hamas as a terrorist organization, says it cannot reopen Karni without forces it has ties with at the crossing to coordinate border traffic. Gaza militants also keep attacking Karni and other crossings, making it too dangerous for Israeli border officials to operate them.

Williams said Palestinian militants fired 192 rockets and mortar shells at Gaza’s crossings and into Israel in the last month. He said Hamas’ military wing was responsible for most of the attacks on the crossings, while Islamic Jihad fired most of the rockets and mortars into Israel.

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