Gaza hunger crisis could return if Israeli aid restrictions continue, Unrwa chief says

There is a risk that Gaza experiences another hunger crisis if Israel continues to block aid from entering, Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN Palestinian relief agency (Unrwa) said on Monday.

"I think the more we go ahead (with aid blockages), the more we will see the impact increasing on the population. And obviously, the risk ... is that we go back to the situation we experienced months ago about deepening hunger in the Gaza Strip," Lazzarini said during a press briefing in Geneva.

He also described Unrwa’s financial situation as "critical and precarious".