UNRWA confirms: Only 9% of Gaza's needs have been met with aid.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has confirmed that the humanitarian aid that entered Gaza in the past two weeks only meets 9% of the basic needs of over two million people living in the region. The agency's media advisor, Adnan Abu Hasna, explained that the food baskets distributed cover a very small portion of the population's requirements. In just 17 days, 800 aid trucks entered the region, equivalent to only 9% of the basic needs amid worsening hunger crisis, malnutrition, collapsing healthcare system, and widespread water pollution, exacerbating the residents' suffering. Abu Hasna pointed out that Israel continues to dismantle UNRWA's infrastructure in Gaza, complicating efforts to provide support and aid. The United Nations had estimated the daily need for the region at around 400 aid trucks to meet the population's requirements. Israeli military operations, which resumed on March 18, intensified strikes on the region, ending the ceasefire in place since January. On May 18, Israel launched a wide-scale ground military operation in northern and southern areas of Gaza under the name "Operation Guardian of the Walls," aiming to eliminate Hamas and release the Israeli hostages held in the region. Amid these circumstances, the humanitarian needs of Gaza's residents are increasing, while aid remains insufficient to cover the crisis, worsening the civilians' suffering and putting the humanitarian situation in the region at increasing risk.