RAMALLAH, Sunday, April 7, 2024 (WAFA) – Jamie McGoldrick, the United Nations' Humanitarian Coordinator for Palestine, has said that the situation in Gaza is "simply catastrophic."

"Over the past six months, the people of Gaza have endured unfathomable suffering. More than 32,000 Palestinians have been killed and another 75,000 injured," McGoldrick said in a statement.

"Nearly 2 million people have been forced to flee their homes, many of them multiple times. Half of all people in Gaza are at risk of imminent famine, and child malnutrition has reached levels never before seen in Gaza," he added.

"The situation is simply catastrophic," McGoldrick noted.

"As I have stated previously, the humanitarian community is prepared to scale-up assistance in Gaza, but this requires better security, greater access, and more reliable facilitation from Israeli authorities."

"We stand ready to work with all parties to alleviate the suffering of people in Gaza," he concluded.