Philippe Lazzarini, the Commissioner General of UNRWA, says “almost nothing” in terms of aid is getting into the Gaza Strip after Israel closed the Rafah crossing and Karem Abu Salem crossing, known as Kerem Shalom to Israelis.
Speaking at a press conference with Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, he said the United Nations has been “regularly and blatantly disregarded in Gaza”.
“Look at the number of staff who have been killed, more than 200, among them 189 staff from UNRWA,” he said.
He added that there have been more than 160 UN premises that have been damaged or fully destroyed.
A number of UN staff have been rounded up, arrested, mistreated, tortured and forced into confessions during Israel’s war on Gaza, Lazzarini added.
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