The United Nations has expressed strong disapproval of child casualties and the conditions in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war.
The Chief of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees Philippe Lazzarini says that an urgent ceasefire in the conflict is a matter of life and death.
“The level of destruction is unprecedented, the human tragedy unfolding under our watch is unbearable,” the official said.
He said that hunger and despair are turning into anger towards the international community, adding that the aid currently being allowed in through Egypt was nowhere near sufficient.
Israel began allowing limited aid into Gaza on October 21, but in-depth inspections of each convoy have caused lengthy delays. Israel has also categorically refused to allow fuel to be shipped in, leaving the enclave’s few operational hospitals at risk of closure.
On Sunday, Palestinians, desperate due to continued blockade and bombing, broke into UN warehouses, taking wheat, flour, and other basic survival goods.
