Germany is now expanding its help for the starving population financially. Foreign Minister WadePhul announced additional funds of five million euros for the UN World Food program WFP during a visit to Israel. “Among other things, bakeries and soup kitchens are supported in order to provide the people in Gaza with bread and warm meals in the medium term,” he said. The Federal Government also finances a Maltese field hospital in Gaza City.
The Foreign Minister did not rule out that part of the help could be branched off from the terrorist Hamas. But: “The humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip is now so large that it is not justified to build further hurdles here.” Incidentally, the best way to prevent abuse is to let in as many foods and relief goods as possible into the Gaza Strip.
According to the Federal Foreign Office, German humanitarian aid for the Palestinian areas has been more than 330 million euros since the beginning of the Gaza War. More than 95 percent of them would be used for the population in the Gaza Strip. Most recently, the aids were increased by up to 31 million euros in May.
The trigger of the Gaza War was the attack by Hamas and other Islamist terrorist organizations to Israel on October 7, 2023, in which around 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 were delayed as hostages into the Gaza strips.
As the health authority controlled by Hamas announced on Tuesday, 60,034 Palestinians were killed in the past almost 22 months. 145,870 other people suffered injuries. The majority of the victims are said to be women, minors and the elderly.
The numbers cannot be checked independently and do not distinguish between civilians and fighters. However, they see UN organizations largely reliable.
