As Gaza sinks deeper into catastrophe, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has issued an urgent call for unrestricted access to deliver lifesaving aid. UNRWA warned that only a sustained and uninterrupted flow of humanitarian supplies can prevent further devastation in a population already on the brink.

“Gaza requires aid on a large scale,” the agency stressed, highlighting that enough provisions to support over 200,000 people for a month are currently stockpiled in Amman, waiting, but unable to cross.

Since early March, Israeli authorities have kept Gaza’s crossings largely sealed, halting the entry of essential food, medicine, and basic goods. The blockade, coupled with ongoing bombardment, has turned the Strip into an open graveyard, where survivors endure hunger, disease, and displacement.

The war that began on 7 October 2023 has already killed or wounded over 177,000 people, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The majority are women and children. Over 11,000 remain missing beneath the rubble, while those who survive do so in makeshift shelters, with barely enough to drink or eat.

UNRWA’s plea is not merely a humanitarian appeal, it is a moral outcry against a policy of collective punishment. As the international community stands by, Gaza’s lifeline is being deliberately severed. Aid must be allowed in, now, before even hope is lost.