UN official warns of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza

Al-Anbat - Anwaar Berro

The Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory of the United Nations, Len Hastings, warned of the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza as a result of the current escalation.

Hastings expressed in a statement, on Saturday, its grave concern "at the continuing and dangerous escalation of violence in Gaza,” which has so far claimed the lives of 15 Palestinians due to Israeli air strikes, including a 5-year-old girl and two women, and injured more than 100 Palestinians, to in addition, residential areas in Gaza were bombed and homes were damaged, leaving 31 families homeless.

It called for the immediate authorization of the United Nations and its humanitarian partners to bring in fuel, food and medical supplies and to deploy humanitarian personnel in accordance with international principles.