ICRC 'constantly asking' Israel to allow humanitarian access

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said that if the blocking of aid following the shut down of Gaza's border crossings continues there will be "even more catastrophic consequences from the situation that we now see".

ICRC spokesperson Jason Straziuso told Al Jazeera that the ICRC is "constantly asking" Israeli officials to allow humanitarian access.

“The Israeli officials know that we are desperate to bring in more supply trucks which we have waiting to cross the border as soon as they’re able to,” Straziuso said.

“There’s conversations also taking place about the need to spare civilian lives – no targeting of civilians, no targeting of civilian objects, meaning buildings, schools, medical facilities,” he added.