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U.N. warns Gaza humanitarian operations are collapsing as blockade, fuel shortages persist
Summary
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says Gaza is facing a deepening catastrophe after three months of effective blockade, dwindling fuel, closed clinics and failing public services; the U.N. urges immediate, scaled humanitarian access.
Turning to Gaza, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that a deepening humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding after three months of what it described as a total blockade on humanitarian and commercial supplies.
OCHA told reporters that “under international humanitarian law, civilians must be protected, and their essential needs, including food, shelter, water, and health care, must be met wherever they are in Gaza and whether they move or stay.” The office said yesterday the Palestine Red Crescent Society reported that all emergency and primary health-care centres in Rafah are now out of service,…
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