The #UN Humanitarian Coordinator for #Palestine @jamiemcgoldric8 says #Israel recently added insulin pens for children to the list of prohibited items that are not allowed into #Gaza and he does not know why. He adds that other medicines for chronic illnesses are also not allowed. That is not to mention other criticial banned supplies he mentioned which are urgently needed for water and sanitation such as pumps, generators, spare parts, pipes, solar panels, and medical equipment. "Some of it is medical material, such as basic drugs and material for treating not just trauma but chronic illnesses. One example would be most recently, the pens that are used for insulin for children have been recently put on that list. In terms of the reasons and rationale for it, I really can't explain what that is because I don't know. We are currently in discussions with the Israeli authorities, COGAT in particular, to look at ways how we can examine that list which they think is prohibited items and find ways how we can get those released because these are going to be essential commodities for us to address the emergency which is currently unfolding in a very dramatic fashion," he says.