Palestinian PM calls on UN, EU to parachute aid into Gaza

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Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh calls on the United Nations and the European Union to "parachute aid into the Gaza Strip," which has been devastated by Israeli strikes and fighting between Hamas and Israeli troops. According to the UN, around 980 lorries carrying humanitarian supplies have been let into Gaza since 21 October through the southern Rafah Crossing.

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00:00 "I call on the United Nations and the European Union to send aid to the Gaza Strip,

00:06 especially the north, by means of the aid packages, as has happened in various experiments around the world.

00:11 We call for the opening of the Gaza Strip and not to restrict it to the Rafah Crossing only.

00:18 I say to the Israeli Prime Minister, who opposes the return of power to Gaza and wants to maintain

00:25 the occupation for a long time, that his policy will bring calamity to them.

00:30 The Gaza Strip is part of the land of Palestine that was occupied in 1967,

00:36 and we do not need permission from anyone to help our people there."

00:41 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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