The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) called on Saturday for a renewed ceasefire in Gaza, a lifting of the blockade, and the reopening of crossings to allow the continued entry of aid.
UNRWA noted that more than 2.1 million people are trapped in the Gaza Strip and are being bombarded and starved.
It explained that food, medicine, fuel, and tent supplies are piling up at the Gaza Strip’s crossings after Israel prevented them from entering for seven weeks.
Since March 2, Israel has continued to close the Gaza Strip’s crossings to the entry of food, relief, medical, and goods, causing a significant deterioration in the humanitarian situation for Palestinians, according to government, human rights, and international reports.
Since the beginning of March 2025, the first phase of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement between Hamas and Israel, which went into effect on January 19, 2025, was concluded with Egyptian and Qatari mediation and American support, and the Palestinian movement adhered to it.
However, Netanyahu disavowed the start of his second phase and resumed the genocide in the Gaza Strip on March 18, responding to the most extreme faction in his right-wing government, according to Hebrew media.
Since resuming the genocide, Israel has killed more than 1,700 Palestinians and wounded 4,464 others, most of them children and women.
With American support, Israel has been committing genocidal crimes in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving more than 167,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing.
