The Head Of The United Nations Concerned That The Humanitarian Crisis In Gaza Is Getting Worse

JAKARTA - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is concerned about the deepening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, as civilians face another wave of mass refuge with few safe places to go.

Israel's attacks in recent days have killed and injured many Palestinians at locations housing displaced persons and others seeking to access critical supplies, according to a statement by UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric on Thursday.

"Secretary General strongly condemns the loss of civilian lives," Dujarric said, quoted from WAFA July 4.

In just one day this week, nearly 30,000 people were forced to flee under a new Israeli relocation order, with no safe destination and a clear inadequate supply of shelter, food, medicine, or water, he added.

Without fuel entering Gaza for more than 17 weeks, the UN chief is also "very worried that the last life path to survival will be cut off."

"Without urgent fuel supplies, incubators will stop operating, ambulances will not be able to reach the injured and sick and the water cannot be purifyed," Dujarric said.

"The sending of humanitarian aid that saves the lives left in Gaza by the United Nations and its partners will also be stopped," he said.

The UN Secretary-General reaffirmed his call for safe and sustainable humanitarian access, so aid could reach people in dire need.

Separately, medical sources in Gaza confirmed the number of Palestinian casualties since the conflict only broke out on October 7, 2023 until yesterday had reached 57,130 people, while the injured reached 135,173 people.