He Commissioner General of the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Middle East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, said this Saturday that they have already 800,000 Palestinians -almost half of the entire population of the Gaza Strip- who They had to forcibly flee since May 6 last year.when the Israeli military invasion began in the Rafah area, in the south of the Palestinian enclave.

“People left for the central regions and towards Khan Yunis.where there are numerous destroyed buildings, in response to evacuation orders, people must leave supposed safe areas,” Lazzarini warned in a message published on social media. X.

The head of UNRWA recalled that The population was “repeatedly forced to flee in search of safety, which they never found.”not even in UNRWA shelters” and assured:

When people move around, they are exposed to danger without safe passage or protection.

Lazzarini believes that every time they are forced to flee, they leave behind some of their belongings: blankets, tents, kitchen utensils and basic necessities “that they cannot carry.” “Each time they have to start from scratch, over and over again.”– he condemned.

There is “no running water or sewerage” in the destination areas. He cites as an example Al Maouasi, an arid agricultural area of ​​about 14 square kilometers with virtually no buildings or roads. “It does not have the minimum conditions to provide emergency humanitarian assistance in a safe and dignified manner.”he explained.

In addition, he argued that the situation has now worsened due to the closure of land borders, e.g. Rafah. “The humanitarian community has nothing to deliver, no food or other basic supplies.” The situation with cargo transportation has worsened due to the imposed fuel embargo.

The steps should reopen and be safe to access. Without the opening of these routes, the lack of assistance and disastrous humanitarian conditions will continue to exist.

Finally, Lazarini reiterated the need for an immediate ceasefire. “Any further escalation of hostilities will only cause further chaos among civilians and make it impossible to achieve the peace and stability that Israelis and Palestinians so desperately need and deserve,” he concluded.