UN warns Gaza is facing its ‘worst’ humanitarian situation since war began
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says Gaza is facing its most severe humanitarian crisis since the war began.
“The humanitarian situation is now likely the worst it has been in the 18 months since the outbreak of hostilities,” OCHA said in a statement.
The UN body added that since Israel blocked the deliveries of aid to Gaza at the beginning of March, no aid has reached the enclave, and the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate.
WHO says Israel denying permission to bring medical aid into Gaza
Margaret Harris, a spokesperson for the World Health Organization (WHO), has told Al Jazeera Arabic that the UN agency has been “working to bring in medical aid to treat those wounded in the ongoing bombing of Gaza”.
However, “we often do not receive permission to bring medical aid into the Gaza Strip”, she added.
Harris said the WHO was increasingly concerned about the population’s lack of access to clean water and the increasing levels of hunger, especially among children.
‘We don’t know where to go’
An Israeli air attack earlier hit the Khuza’a area in Khan Younis, killing five Palestinians. A video broadcast by Al Jazeera Arabic shows the extent of the destruction in Gaza’s southern city, where people are living in makeshift tents among the rubble.
“We don’t know where to go,” residents said. Israel now controls about 50 percent of the enclave, while 2.1 million people are squeezed into the remaining areas. No food, water, hygiene items or fuel has entered the Strip since early March.
"مش عارفين وين نروح".. غارات إسرائيلية تدمر وتحرق عشرات خيام النازحين في خان يونس جنوب قطاع غزة#الجزيرة #فيديو pic.twitter.com/mimjtRhcMg
— الجزيرة فلسطين (@AJA_Palestine) April 14, 2025
Translation: “We don’t know where to go.” Israeli air strikes destroy and burn dozens of displaced people’s tents in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip.
