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UNRWA Urges Israel to Lift Aid Blockade in Gaza

  • On Sunday, UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini called on Israel to end its three-month blockade of Gaza after a deadly attack occurred as civilians gathered at an aid distribution center in the southern part of the territory.
  • The call came after disputed reports that Israeli forces fired on civilians lining up at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site, causing at least 31 deaths and over 150 injuries.
  • The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation denied firing on civilians and accused Hamas militants of misinformation, while the IDF posted video claiming gunmen shot civilians near the aid point.
  • Lazzarini described the aid distribution system as a “death trap” and “humiliating,” noting thousands must walk miles through heavily bombarded areas, threatening mass starvation of one million children.
  • The UN and international actors warn that only lifting the aid blockade and enabling UN-managed safe distribution can avert famine and suffering for Gaza’s 2.1 million residents.
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Through a publication on social network X, Lazzarini denounced that the point of distribution of humanitarian aid under the Israeli-American plan settled far away from the south of the city of Rafah, forcing thousands of desperate people suffering from hunger, to walk tens of miles, heading to the district reduced to ruins by Israel’s massive bombings. The general commissioner of that body emphasized that humanitarian supplies must be “wide and …

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UN News broke the news in New York, United States on Sunday, June 1, 2025.
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