UN humanitarian chief has 'real fears' for Gaza

The UN’s Humanitarian chief expressed “real fears” about what comes next in Gaza as Israel press ahead with its ground invasion amid calls for a ceasefire.

“We have very real fears about what lies ahead,” Martin Griffiths said on Monday. “The current situation in Gaza may pale in comparison with what is to come.”

On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip.

Griffiths called the trickle of aid going into the besieged enclave via the Rafah border crossing “a drop in the ocean compared to the vast scale of needs.”

“It is imperative that we are able get humanitarian supplies and relief into Gaza safely, reliably, without impediment, and at the scale required,’ he added a statement delivered to the UN Security Council on his behalf.