Denmark, Norway Warn of Dire Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza Amid Israel’s Ongoing Blockade
Gaza (Quds News Network)- Denmark and Norway voiced deep concern over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, urging Israel to fulfil its international legal obligation to allow access to life-saving aid, as its weeks-long blockade on the enclave continues.
Christina Markus Lassen, the permanent representative of Denmark to the UN, says they have observed a series of “deeply concerning” developments in Gaza.
“No humanitarian aid has been allowed into Gaza for almost two months due to the complete humanitarian blockade imposed by Israel, cutting two million people [off] from basic assistance,” she said at an open UN Security Council debate on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”.
“We condemn any attacks against humanitarian workers, medical staff and healthcare facilities.”
On behalf of Norway, Stine Renate Haheim, state secretary to the minister of international development, said her country was “extremely concerned about the lack of access to critical aid and basic goods in Gaza”.
“Israel has an obligation under international law to provide or otherwise allow access to life-saving assistance for the civilian population and ensure that humanitarian principles are upheld,” she said.
“We condemn all attacks on humanitarian workers. It is crucial that those who risk their lives to save others and to carry out humanitarian work are protected.”
Some families are being forced to eat “whatever they can find,” even if it’s unsafe for consumption, according to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).
“Humanitarian access must be restored,” it said in a post on X.
In #Gaza, with food supplies dwindling, some families report eating whatever they can find, even when it is no longer safe.
As basic supplies expire and needs grow, UNRWA stands ready to deliver urgently needed aid.
Humanitarian access must be restored. pic.twitter.com/cqZuWpwGjI
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) April 30, 2025
The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday said its food stocks in Gaza are completely depleted, as Israel’s weeks-long aid blockade continues.
WFP has fully depleted its food stocks in #Gaza.
Today, the last supplies were delivered to hot meal kitchens — Gaza’s only steady source of food for weeks. These kitchens will run out of ingredients in the coming days.
Read full statement.🔗https://t.co/OQCpJQcMfg pic.twitter.com/QaXY5CsbHx
— World Food Programme (@WFP) April 25, 2025
Since March 2, Israel has maintained the closure of Gaza’s main crossings, cutting off food, medical and humanitarian supplies, leading to an unprecedented deterioration of humanitarian conditions, according to reports by human rights organisations who have accused it of using starvation as a weapon of war against Palestinians.
Israel also resumed its genocide in Gaza on March 18, killed over 2,200 Palestinians and wounded more than 5,700—mostly children and women, according the Palestinian Health Ministry.
