Press Release 54
Statement by Official Spokesperson on the upsurge of violence in the Gaza Strip and the Humanitarian Situation there
The Government of India condemns
the recent upsurge of violence in the Gaza Strip and remains concerned at the
adverse effects of the closure of access points into the Strip on the prevailing
humanitarian situation. There can be no justification for the denial of
essential supplies including such as food and fuel to the civilian population of
the Gaza Strip numbering over a million persons.
The Government of India urges an immediate end to violence, hopes that peace
will be restored urgently and that immediate steps will be taken to ensure that
basic humanitarian principles are observed. It is also hoped that the situation
will not be allowed to aggravate further.
New Delhi
November 17, 2008