A woman carrying jerrycans walks along Palestinians transporting their belongings as they flee the northern Gaza Strip toward the south, along the coastal al-Rashid road on Sunday, May 25, 2025. Rescuers in Gaza said eight people were killed and dozens more wounded in Israeli air strikes across the Palestinian territory on May 25. -- Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP
NEW YORK (Bernama-QNA): The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has warned that the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza will deepen unless the uninterrupted flow of aid is ensured.
In a post on the X platform on Sunday, UNRWA said the Israeli blockade -- now in its third month -- has crippled relief efforts and pushed the enclave into deeper crisis, Qatar news agency (QNA) reported.
It said Gaza urgently needs between 500 to 600 aid trucks daily, coordinated by the United Nations (UN).
"Uninterrupted flow of aid into Gaza is the only way to prevent the current disaster from spiraling further,” the agency stressed.
Crossings have remained shut since March 2, leaving vital supplies stranded at the border.
UNRWA said Palestinians can no longer afford to wait, as food and medical shortages worsen daily.
Over the past 80 days, 58 people have died from malnutrition, and 242 others -- mostly children and the elderly -- have died from lack of food and medicine.
The blockade has pushed Gaza’s 2.4 million people to the brink of famine.
In recent days, Israeli forces have launched ground operations in both the north and south of Gaza, worsening the situation further. -- Bernama-QNA
