International newspapers and news websites highlighted the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, and the repercussions of the attacks by the Ansar Allah Houthi group in the Red Sea.
Le Monde newspaper wrote that the humanitarian catastrophe continues despite a month having passed since the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution providing for the delivery of large-scale aid to the Strip.
The newspaper quotes Jens Laerhke, spokesman for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, as saying that access to northern Gaza, which is the most deprived area today, is repeatedly denied by the Israeli authorities.
For its part, the Jerusalem Post newspaper touched on “fears that a long-term war, perhaps throughout this year, will lead to a series of painful costs, including the killing of hostages and hundreds of soldiers, dealing a fatal blow to the economy, and destroying Israel’s standing in the world.”
According to the Israeli newspaper, there are also fears that the war in Gaza will lead to a “strategic disaster represented by the conflict with the administration of US President Joe Biden.”
Red Sea crisis
On the other hand, the Bloomberg website focused on the crisis in the Red Sea, and wrote that “the war between Israel and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has halted progress in what is known as the economic corridor between India, the Middle East, and Europe.”
The website wrote that this project, the most ambitious in the world, was promoted by Washington and its main allies last year, and “envisions the construction of new railway lines across the Arabian Peninsula,” adding that the project “is effectively in a state of freeze, with Houthi attacks disrupting shipping in the Red Sea.” And the unrest spread throughout the region.”
In the same context, the American newspaper “The Telegraph” quoted Cameron Bowie, president of the giant shipping company “Hapag-Lloyd,” as saying, “The world must prepare for a second wave of trade disruptions resulting from the Red Sea crisis, even after the conflict is resolved.”
