UAE strongly condemns Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Strip

Overnight our worst fears materialized. Airstrikes resumed across the entire Gaza Strip. Unconfirmed reports of hundreds of people killed ... once again, the people of Gaza are living in abject fear,

Fletcher said

Humanitarian workers remain on the ground ... ready to provide life-saving support to survivors and to carry out humanitarian operations,

Fletcher added

This total blockade of life saving aid, basic commodities and commercial goods will have a disastrous impact on the people in Gaza who remain dependent on a steady flow of assistance into the strip,

he said

We cannot and must not accept a return to pre-ceasefire conditions or the complete denial of the entry of humanitarian relief. Civilians must be protected, and their essential needs must be met. International law must be respected,

he said

The United States must compel the occupation to implement the ceasefire agreement as signed, instead of expanding the circle of fire,

it added