Unrwa 'will stay' in Gaza despite unprecedented crisis, says top official

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (Unrwa) for Palestine Refugees has said it "will stay" in Gaza despite the unprecedented humanitarian situation in the enclave.

"I was shocked by the fact that everyone there was asking for food, was asking for water," Philippe Lazzarini, head of the agency, told journalists in Gaza.

Lazzarini, the most senior UN official to visit the enclave since 7 October, said he had "never ever seen" anything like it before.

"Unrwa will stay with the Palestinian refugees in Gaza, with the Palestinians here in Gaza," he said.