"UNRWA" sounds the alarm: A whole generation in Gaza is at risk health-wise and psychologically due to malnutrition and water pollution

Adnan Abu Hasna, the media advisor for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), warned of a serious deterioration in the health conditions in the Gaza Strip.


Abu Hasna said in a television interview that most newborns in the sector suffer from underweight and stunted growth due to severe malnutrition affecting the population for months, indicating that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached unprecedented levels.

He emphasized that "the real solution begins with a ceasefire, as this humanitarian disaster cannot be addressed amidst ongoing war."

He added that the situation requires hundreds of trucks loaded with humanitarian aid to enter daily, but security obstacles and Israeli procedures prevent this, noting that "what Israel needs to do now is provide safe passages for relief trucks."

He stressed that the aid that arrives must be transferred to United Nations warehouses for organized and fair distribution to the population, warning that random distribution or hindering the humanitarian process exacerbates daily suffering.

Abu Hasna revealed that water desalination stations in Gaza are either destroyed or non-operational, leading to widespread water pollution and the spread of diseases among the population, especially children.

He said that the situation in Gaza can no longer tolerate further delays, pointing out that we are "facing a whole generation at risk health-wise and psychologically, and if the world does not act now, the disaster will be deeper than we imagine."