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UN warns Gaza humanitarian situation worsening as fuel and access are blocked
Summary
UN humanitarian office says communications have briefly stabilized but fuel shortages and denials of humanitarian movements are leaving civilians at risk; OCHA warns of 'weaponized hunger' and forced displacement, and says hospital designations are hindering access.
At a United Nations press briefing, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that conditions in Gaza are deteriorating rapidly as fuel shortages and restrictions on movements hinder life-saving aid and basic services.
"We are seeing carnage, we're seeing weaponized hunger, and we're seeing forced displacement and a death sentence for people who are just trying to survive," Jonathan Whittall, head of OCHA in the occupied Palestinian territory, told journalists. He reiterated that OCHA and partners have a humanitarian plan to reach every family but have been ‘‘continuously…
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