UN: Gaza witnessing ‘unprecedented human catastrophe

OCCUPIED PALESTINE, Oct. 16 (YPA) – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), said on Sunday that the Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip have led to an “unprecedented human catastrophe” in the Palestinian territory.

“Not one drop of water, not one grain of wheat, not a liter of fuel has been allowed in the Gaza Strip for the last eight days,” said Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner general of UNRWA, told journalists.

“Raise the alarm that as of today, my UNRWA colleagues in Gaza can no longer provide humanitarian assistance as I speak,” Lazzarini said.

“In fact, Gaza is being strangled and it seems the war right now has lost its humanity,” he continued.

“If we look at the issue of water, we all know water is life and Gaza is running out of water and Gaza is running out of life.”

E.M