NEW YORK – UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini warned on Tuesday that hunger has become a deadly new threat in Gaza, calling for unrestricted and safe humanitarian aid across the besieged enclave.
“Five months on the ongoing attempts to replace the UN coordinated response by four Israeli militarized distribution points, hunger has become the latest killer in Gaza,” Lazzarini wrote on his X account.
He explained that before the current crisis intensified, community-based distribution centers — supported by UNRWA partners — had been providing food and assistance to some two million Palestinians throughout the Gaza Strip.
“It’s time for unhindered, safe and dignified assistance. Let the UN and our partners do their job,” Lazzarini urged, reaffirming the agency’s call for the restoration of full-scale humanitarian operations in the territory.
