UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini has accused Israel of weaponizing humanitarian aid by imposing a blockade on goods and electricity needed by the embattled Gaza Strip.

Jordan on Monday condemned Israel's decision to cut electricity to the Gaza Strip on Monday as a "blatant violation of international law, international humanitarian law and the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949,

By blocking all aid supplies to the devastated Gaza Strip, Israel is collectively punishing the Palestinians through starvation, a war crime according to international bodies

UNRWA warns of an imminent hunger crisis in Gaza if Israel continues its aid blockades. The situation is a replay of past challenges as aid restrictions intensify. UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini describes the financial state of the agency as critical and precarious during a Geneva briefing.

The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, has accused Israel of weaponising humanitarian aid with its blockade of goods and electricity into Gaza. Speaking in Geneva, Philippe Lazzarini warned of a renewed hunger crisis if aid supplies did not resume.

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The UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini addressed a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland on Gaza’s hunger crisis.