Lana Zaki Nusseibeh said the text is the product of “extensive consultations and engagement”. “The purpose of this text is very simple,” she said. It seeks to respond to the “dire humanitarian situation on the ground for the Palestinian people bearing the brunt of this conflict, while protecting those who are trying to deliver life-saving aid”.
She said all crossings must be opened to scale up aid to Gaza. Still, she added, “If deconfliction does not happen, aid simply cannot reach those who need it.”
The draft resolution, which does not call for a ceasefire, comes up short, she said, “We know this is not a perfect text. We know only a ceasefire will end the suffering.”
Source: AlJazeera