Russia called on Israel to take steps to stop the deterioration of the situation in Gaza.
Moscow calls on Israel to take urgent steps to prevent the deterioration of the situation in Gaza and restore access to humanitarian aid. This was stated in a message on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The department recalls that on August 22, UN representatives criticized the situation in the Gaza Strip against the background of publishing data on a record level of hunger. The Organization's Secretary General Antonio Guterres called what was happening "hell" and reminded Israel of its duty to provide food to the population of the enclave.
The UN humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, in turn said that hunger is used as a tool of war, and a humanitarian disaster could have been avoided if there were no obstacles to the delivery of aid.
The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that according to UN projections, by the end of September, famine could spread to Khan Yunis and Deir al-Balah. 132,000 children under five are at risk, including 41,000 with severe malnutrition. The latter figure has doubled since May.