The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has issued a warning about a looming famine in the northern part of Gaza, highlighting that aid is barely reaching the area following the closure of the Kerem Shalom crossing six days ago.
UNRWA has appealed to countries that have suspended their support to reconsider their decision, stating, “We will be forced to take drastic measures to scale down our operations, even in Gaza.”
In a related development, the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for a rocket attack targeting an Israeli military assembly in the Qalaat Hunin area, reportedly causing direct hits.
Palestinian media sources have also reported that Israeli airstrikes targeted the Shoka police station in Rafah, located in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, Israeli media have reported an attempted vehicular attack on soldiers at the Gush Etzion junction north of Hebron, which, according to Cairo News, did not result in any injuries.
The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Monday that the health supplies that entered Gaza are only a “drop in the ocean” of the required needs.
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) added that “the organization continues to demand a ceasefire in Gaza.”
Earlier, Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for a ceasefire in Gaza and finding a “real solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in an emotional appeal before the executive council of the United Nations-affiliated organization, describing the conditions in Gaza as “hellish.”
Adhanom Ghebreyesus also said on the first of February that the risk of famine in the Gaza Strip is escalating due to the ongoing war.
Earlier, the head of the organization warned that stopping funding for the UNRWA would have “disastrous consequences” for the residents of the war-torn Gaza Strip.
He said at a press conference, “There is no other entity that can provide the volume and scope of assistance that 2.2 million people in Gaza urgently need.”
