The Iraqi Prime Minister's Advisor on Human Rights and Chairman of the Higher Committee for the Relief of the Palestinian and Lebanese People, Zaidan Al-Attawani, announced on Sunday that the suspension of aid delivery to Gaza and Lebanon is due to the lack of a land or air route.
Al-Attawani told the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that "humanitarian aid to Lebanon and Gaza, which passes through Syria, has currently stopped due to the absence of a land or air route," noting that "many of our sacred sites are currently providing humanitarian aid in Lebanon."
He expressed hope "for the dispatch of delegations to accomplish the mission of delivering aid to Gaza and Lebanon if a route becomes available," adding that "we have no means to reach Gaza or Lebanon," confirming that "the Iraqi government has sent thousands of tons of aid in both health and humanitarian assistance to Lebanon and Gaza."
Al-Attawani further mentioned that "Iraq sent 30,000 tons of wheat out of 250,000 tons to Syria before the recent events, as there were Lebanese refugees there, but the aid was halted due to the collapse of the Syrian regime and the closure of the borders."
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