New York, SANA-The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, stressed that hunger has become the latest killer in the Gaza Strip, in light of the ongoing Israeli aggression since October 7, 2023. He called for the safe and unhindered delivery of aid to the population of the Strip.

“Five months on the ongoing attempts to replace the UN coordinated response by four Israeli militarized distribution points, hunger has become the latest killer in Gaza,” Lazzarini said in a post on the X platform, stressing the importance of allowing the UN and its partners to do their work in providing support to Palestinian refugees in Gaza.

For its part, a group of UN experts condemned Israel’s escalation of its campaign of genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza, asserting that Israel’s illegal restrictions on humanitarian aid have exacerbated the dire living conditions of Gaza’s residents.

They emphasized that these restrictions constitute an act punishable under international law, as they constitute a crime of “genocide” against the people of Gaza.

Reem Abdulhameed / Manar Salameh