NEW YORK, April 19, 2025 (WAFA) – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has warned that Palestinians in Gaza are once again being subjected to bombardment and starvation due to Israel's continued closure of border crossings for the seventh consecutive week.
In a statement on Saturday, UNRWA said that Palestinians in Gaza are trapped under siege, facing constant airstrikes and deprivation, while life-saving supplies—including food, medicine, fuel, and temporary shelter materials—are piling up at Gaza's sealed crossings.
Israel has kept Gaza's crossings closed for the seventh straight week, preventing the entry of humanitarian aid, medical and commercial supplies, food, child vaccines, and fuel, the agency said.
UNRWA noted that the people of Gaza are enduring a renewed wave of hunger, even as they have yet to recover from the last crisis brought on by Israel’s ongoing restrictions on aid delivery, which have persisted for 19 months amid the ongoing campaign of genocide.
The agency urgently called for the reopening of Gaza’s border crossings to allow for the continuous flow of humanitarian aid and reiterated the need for a renewed ceasefire to alleviate the suffering of civilians.
On Tuesday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) also stated that Gaza is facing its worst humanitarian crisis since the start of Israel’s military assault in October 2023.
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