DaysofPal- The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, affirmed that famine in the Gaza Strip can be stopped. “It requires political will, and we are not asking for the impossible,” he said.
In a post on his account on the platform “X” on Saturday, Lazzarini stated: “The aid currently reaching Gaza mocks the scale of the collective tragedy unfolding before our eyes.”
Describing the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, he said: “900 aid trucks have entered Gaza over the past two weeks—barely over 10 percent of the daily needs of Palestinians in the Strip.”
He added, “We are not asking for the impossible. Let the United Nations do its job—helping those in need in Gaza and preserving their dignity.”
Lazzarini emphasized that ending the famine in Gaza requires political will.
He noted that during the previous ceasefire in the Strip, the United Nations was able to bring in 600 to 800 aid trucks per day, which at the time prevented a man-made famine.
Through a deliberate policy, the Israeli occupation has subjected 2.4 million Palestinians in Gaza to starvation by closing border crossings to humanitarian aid—especially food—since March 2.
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