NEW YORK (BERNAMA-WAFA) – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Commissioner-General, Philippe Lazzarini, confirmed that the Israeli authorities continue to deny humanitarian missions to reach the north of the Gaza Strip, preventing vital supplies like medicine and food from reaching those under siege.
According to the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) Lazzarini highlighted the dire health situation, stating: “Hospitals have been hit and are left without power while injured people are left without care.”
In a post on X, Lazzarini stressed that UNRWA’s remaining shelters are so overcrowded, adding that some displaced people are now forced to live in the toilets.
According to reports, people attempting to flee are getting killed, their bodies left on the street. Missions to rescue people from under the rubble are also being denied, he added.
“Humanitarian agencies including UNRWA must get access to north Gaza,” stressed Lazzarini.
He condemned the obstruction of rescue missions and stressed: “Denying and weaponizing humanitarian assistance to achieve military purposes is a sign of how low the moral compass is.” he said.
No one should beg to assist or to be assisted, he said.
He called for an immediate ceasefire to put an end to this “endless nightmare”.
