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UNRWA warns of dire health risks in Gaza amid water shortages, overcrowded shelters, and deadly aid blockade

UNRWA warns of dire health risks in Gaza amid water shortages, overcrowded shelters, and deadly aid blockade

RAMALLAH, July 11, 2025 (WAFA) – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has sounded the alarm over the severe health risks facing civilians in Gaza, citing a lack of clean water, extreme overcrowding in shelters, and soaring temperatures.

In a brief statement on Saturday posted to its official page on X, UNRWA stressed the urgent need to lift the ongoing blockade and allow the resumption of humanitarian aid deliveries — including hygiene supplies — into the strip.

It revealed that 800 starving individuals have been killed while trying to access food, describing it as a result of a "lethal scam" that has replaced a once-functioning aid system. The statement accused the blockade of being part of a broader campaign of collective punishment aimed at forcibly displacing Palestinians from Gaza.

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