Israel urged to open up aid access
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Britain urged Israel to open up access to Gaza for aid workers after it halted
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Israel urged to open up aid access
International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander said that Britain would
be making an additional £20 million in humanitarian aid available in the wake
of Israel's unilateral ceasefire declaration"
He told BBC1's The Andrew Marr Show that there was now a "heavy responsibility"
on the Israelis to enable the alleviation of the "dire" humanitarian situation
in the strip.
"We need aid but we also need access because there has been severe constraints
on the ability of humanitarian workers and supplies to actually get to the
population who need it," he said.
"Israelis bear a heavy responsibility. They have allowed humanitarian access
for about three hours a day which is simply not enough.
"We need to make sure that more convoys can get into Gaza.
"The situation is very, very dire and that is why it is so important that we
get the support that is needed."
He confirmed that Gordon Brown would be attending an international summit on
the Gaza crisis being held in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh
under the joint chairmanship of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and French
President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Mr Alexander said that it was now important that the ceasefire held and that
Hamas stopped its shelling of Israeli towns.
"These are very anxious hours for not just people in Gaza and Israel but for
the whole international community who want to see this temporary unilateral
ceasefire translated into a permanent ceasefire," he said.
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