27 May 2024<\/p>\n
From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter)<\/p>\n
Reports of more casualties continue to come in following an Israeli airstrike on a heavily populated area northwest of Rafah.<\/p>\n
Children and women living in tented plastic makeshift shelters are among the killed. Many were injured. Others were reportedly burnt to death.<\/p>\n
The images from last night are testament to how Rafah has turned into hell on earth.<\/p>\n
It has been extremely difficult to establish contact with our\u00a0@UNRWA<\/a><\/em>\u00a0teams in Rafah today. Some of our staff are unaccounted for.<\/p>\n
UNRWA is doing everything possible not to interrupt the delivery of humanitarian assistance. But with every day passing, providing assistance & protection becomes nearly impossible.<\/p>\n
Of the 200 trucks with humanitarian supplies offloaded on the Palestinian side yesterday, only 30 trucks were picked up due to heavy movement restrictions + ongoing Israeli Forces airstrikes + the launch of rockets by Hamas + delays & limitations on the routes that can be used.<\/p>\n
These are all additional challenges & restrictions that do not allow us to distribute aid. They further strangle the humanitarian operation on which 2 million people across Gaza depend.<\/p>\n
I reiterate the call of the\u00a0@UN<\/a><\/em>\u00a0Secretary-General\u00a0@antonioguterres<\/a><\/em>\u00a0for an immediate\u00a0#ceasefire<\/a><\/em>\u00a0+ for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages to end the suffering of civilians.<\/p>\n
I echo his dismay by the lack of implementation of the recent order of the International Court of Justice regarding Rafah. The decisions of the\u00a0@CIJ_ICJ<\/a><\/em>\u00a0Court are binding.<\/p>\n
The military operation in Rafah must immediately end & the flow of humanitarian assistance into Gaza must improve without further delay.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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