Israel says 468 aid trucks moved into Gaza on Tuesday, but the United Nations has given lower figures and says many trucks only half full
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Oxfam have responded to a press conference on the conflict in Gaza, held in New York, where the UK foreign secretary, David Cameron mentioned having a ‘plan B’ should the conflict escalate into Rafah and that the UK’s arms export to Israel will continue (see 07:43 BST).
“There is no plan B for more than a million desperate people currently sheltering in Rafah – if Israel launches a ground offensive, then the scale of the crisis would be catastrophic,” said Oxfam’s chief impact officer, Aleema Shivji.
There is no plan B for more than a million desperate people currently sheltering in Rafah – if Israel launches a ground offensive, then the scale of the crisis would be catastrophic.
Instead of planning for how aid agencies can operate in even more dangerous conditions, the UK government should be using every diplomatic and economic lever at its disposal to press Israel to not launch the offensive. This must include immediately stopping all arms sales to Israel.
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