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The humanitarian response in the Gaza Strip, on which over 2 million people depend, is gradually coming to an end because no fuel has been allowed into the Gaza Strip since 7 October.
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The depot is now empty.
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Philippe Lazzarini,
Commissioner-General,
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Full (short) statement: https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/official-statements/humanitarian-operations-will-grind-halt-gaza-strip-due-lack-fuel
No electricity among other things effectively ends access to water suitable for ingestion, creates extreme risk for epidemic outbreaks such as cholera and similar, especially lethal to children, elderly and already previously infirm. Outcomes effectively comparable to biological warfare.
