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Gaza: the Israeli Authorities continue to deny humanitarian missions

UNRWA

21 Oct 2024

From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter)

Gaza: the Israeli Authorities continue to deny humanitarian missions to reach the north with critical supplies including medicine and food for people under siege.

Hospitals have been hit and are left without power while injured people are left without care.

UNRWA remaining shelters are so overcrowded, some displaced people are now forced to live in the toilets.

According to reports, people attempting to flee are getting killed, their bodies left on the street. Missions to rescue people from under the rubble are also being denied.

Humanitarian agencies including UNRWA must get access to north Gaza.

Denying & weaponizing humanitarian assistance to achieve military purposes is a sign of how low the moral compass is.

Assistance must reach everyone in need in Gaza: civilians, including children and the hostages.

No one should beg to assist or to be assisted.

A ceasefire is the beginning to putting an end to this endless nightmare.

#CeasefireNOW

Background Information:

UNRWA is the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. The United Nations General Assembly established UNRWA in 1949 with a mandate to provide humanitarian assistance and protection to registered Palestine refugees in the Agency's area of operations pending a just and lasting solution to their plight.

UNRWA operates in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, The Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

Tens of thousands of Palestine refugees who lost their homes and livelihoods due to the 1948 conflict continue to be displaced and in need of support, nearly 75 years on.

UNRWA helps Palestine Refugees achieve their full potential in human development through quality services it provides in education, health care, relief and social services, protection, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance, and emergency assistance. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions.