Gaza Herald – The spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, stated that around 2.1 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip remain confined to less than half of the territory amid a deepening humanitarian crisis.
In remarks to the press on Wednesday, Dujarric said that the World Food Programme has recorded a significant rise in malnutrition levels among the population, reflecting the worsening food insecurity across the Strip.
He explained that restrictions on the entry of essential supplies, combined with operational constraints affecting key humanitarian partners, are preventing the resumption and expansion of basic services inside Gaza. These limitations continue to hinder efforts to address urgent civilian needs, particularly in areas already overwhelmed by displacement and infrastructure collapse.
In related comments, UN human rights spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan reiterated earlier calls to remove restrictions on essential humanitarian goods and to ensure unrestricted access for aid delivery into the territory. He described the situation in Gaza as “extremely dire,” citing severe shortages of clean drinking water, food, cooking gas, and other basic necessities required for daily survival.
He also highlighted a critical shortage of medicines, which is preventing large numbers of patients, especially children, from receiving necessary treatment. The United Nations continues to call for expanded humanitarian access to enable aid to reach civilians at the scale needed to address rapidly deteriorating conditions.
