An Israeli official denied the claim in an online row with the UK foreign secretary and has since been suspended
David Cameron wrote a letter in which he says arbitrary denials by the government of Israel are preventing aid from reaching GazaDavid Cameron wrote a letter in which he says arbitrary denials by the government of Israel are preventing aid from reaching Gaza
In a letter to the chair of the foreign affairs select committee chairwoman, Alicia Kearns, Cameron denied a claim by Levy that the UN had requested Kerem Shalom crossing be closed on Saturdays. Cameron said Israel closes the vital aid crossing for the Sabbath. “The main blockers remain arbitrary denials by the government of Israel and lengthy clearance procedures including multiple screenings and narrow opening windows in daylight hours.”
He also argued one of the key reasons for distribution issues within Gaza was that Israel was preventing the necessary staff from getting visas. He wrote “this needs to change”, and said more than 50 visas were awaiting Israeli approval to allow experienced staff to enter Gaza.Cameron said Israel had the ability to turn the water supplies back on by allowing fuel to enter Gaza for water pumping and salination. He said that in northern Gaza 300,000 people were without water.
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