‘Last lifelines’ are collapsing in Gaza, says UN chief
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A man and woman riding in a donkey-drawn cart carrying a water cistern while smoke billows behind them from Israeli bombardment, in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on July 21.
PHOTO: AFP
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- UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza after over 21 months of conflict.
- Reports indicate escalating malnutrition among children and adults as "lifelines keeping people alive are collapsing."
- Intensified hostilities and evacuation orders are hindering aid delivery, pushing people into "more desperate conditions."
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NEW YORK – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on July 21 condemned the “accelerating breakdown of humanitarian conditions” in Gaza after more than 21 months of Israel’s war with Hamas.
“The last lifelines keeping people alive are collapsing,” his spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.
The UN chief “deplores the growing reports of children and adults suffering from malnutrition”.
More than two dozen Western countries on July 21 also called for an immediate end expanded its operations
“The secretary-general notes that the intensification of hostilities in recent days comes as the humanitarian system is being impeded, undermined and endangered,” Mr Dujarric said.
“A new evacuation order in parts of Deir al-Balah – home to tens of thousands – pushes people into more desperate conditions and further displacement and restricts the United Nations’ ability to deliver life-saving aid.” AFP
