51 Countries Call on the Atomic Energy Agency for Urgent Assistance to the State of Palestine

SadaNews - Fifty-one countries, including Turkey, the UK, Spain, Italy, and China, have confirmed that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) can play a role in providing urgent and long-term assistance to the State of Palestine to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.

This came in a joint statement regarding the humanitarian situation in Gaza, signed by 51 countries during a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna, and it was delivered by Turkey's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Vienna, Levent Eler.

The statement welcomed the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, calling on all parties to commit to and implement it.

It expressed concern over the serious humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, especially in Gaza.

The statement mentioned that the amount of humanitarian aid entering Gaza is "much less" than what was agreed upon under the accord.

It added, "In light of this deteriorating humanitarian situation, we believe that the International Atomic Energy Agency can play an important role in providing urgent and long-term assistance to the State of Palestine to alleviate the humanitarian plight in Gaza."

The statement requested the agency's contribution to addressing the urgent and long-term needs of the State of Palestine in the fields of nuclear medicine, non-destructive testing, and assessing soil, air, and water contamination.