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DATELINE: 03 MARCH 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
03 MARCH 2025, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric walks up to press conference podium
3. Med shot, journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs tells us that Israeli authorities today reopened the Kerem Shalom / Karem Abu Salem crossing for the entry of 500,000 litres of fuel and humanitarian assistance that is arriving through Israel and Egypt, and that is welcomed. As we’ve said before, approximately 300,000 litres of fuel per day are required to maintain the critical humanitarian operations in Gaza, so it is essential that fuel continues to enter consistently until longer-lasting solutions for the supply for Gaza with power are found. The Rafah and Zikim crossings remain closed and international humanitarian staff rotations are still suspended, which is adding another layer of stress to our operations.”
5. Med shot, journalists
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“More crossings must be able to open to enable the scale-up of the response to meet the immense needs of the people in the Strip. Supplies must also enter in a predictable and sustained manner. Shelter remains a critical need for most people in Gaza, who remain displaced after more than two years of war. Over the past week, our partners distributed shelter assistance, which includes the usual tarpaulins, bed sheets, mattresses, blankets, winter clothes and kitchen essentials to more than 1,600 families. Unfortunately, more durable shelter solutions are still not being permitted to enter Gaza.”
7. Med shot, journalists
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Israeli security forces continued the closure of most checkpoints. These measures, as you can imagine, severely curtail the freedom of movement of Palestinians and hinder their ability to access livelihoods and just basic services. They also impact the ability of our humanitarian partners to deliver assistance and conduct needed operations.”
9. Wide shot, Dujarric at the podium
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Yesterday, Israeli settlers killed two Palestinians and injured three others, including two children, while raiding the village of Qaryut near Nablus. The injured were transported to the hospital for treatment. Once again, Palestinians in the occupied West Bank must be protected and perpetrators of settler violence must be held to account and brought to justice.”
11. Wide shot, end of presser
United Nations Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric today (3 Mar) welcomed the reopening of the Kerem Shalom / Karem Abu Salem crossing for the entry into Gaza of 500,000 litres of fuel and humanitarian assistance that is arriving through Israel and Egypt.
Dujarric said, “approximately 300,000 litres of fuel per day are required to maintain the critical humanitarian operations in Gaza, so it is essential that fuel continues to enter consistently until longer-lasting solutions for the supply for Gaza with power are found.”
He noted that the Rafah and Zikim crossings remain closed and said, “international humanitarian staff rotations are still suspended, which is adding another layer of stress to our operations.
The spokesperson stressed that “more crossings must be able to open to enable the scale-up of the response to meet the immense needs of the people in the Strip,” adding that “supplies must also enter in a predictable and sustained manner.”
Shelter, he said, “remains a critical need for most people in Gaza, who remain displaced after more than two years of war,” noting that “over the past week, our partners distributed shelter assistance, which includes the usual tarpaulins, bed sheets, mattresses, blankets, winter clothes and kitchen essentials to more than 1,600 families.”
Turning to the West Bank, Dujarric said, “Israeli security forces continued the closure of most checkpoints. These measures, as you can imagine, severely curtail the freedom of movement of Palestinians and hinder their ability to access livelihoods and just basic services. They also impact the ability of our humanitarian partners to deliver assistance and conduct needed operations.”
He told journalists that yesterday, “Israeli settlers killed two Palestinians and injured three others, including two children, while raiding the village of Qaryut near Nablus.”
The spokesperson stressed that “Palestinians in the occupied West Bank must be protected and perpetrators of settler violence must be held to account and brought to justice.”
The UN and partners reached nearly 6,700 people with services last week, including psychosocial support, legal assistance and explosive risk education, delivering psychosocial support and recreational activities related to Ramadan to some 8,000 children in Gaza.
