UNRWA: Hunger is everywhere in the Gaza Strip. Agency: Situation in northern Gaza Strip is tragic, as ground aid is prevented.
Half a million people in the Strip are on the brink of famine, says U.N. official. UNRWA says it cannot meet the needs of civilians without safe access and a ceasefire.. The agency stressed its pivotal role in the humanitarian response in Gaza. It expressed its fear that the Israeli campaign against it would lead to the cessation of its activity in the occupied Palestinian territories.