The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Thursday that Gaza’s aid distribution has fallen into the hands of mercenaries, including what he described as "anti-Muslim gangsters."
"At least 2,000 desperate and hungry people have been killed while seeking food aid. The vast majority were killed near sites of the so-called ‘Gaza humanitarian foundation,'" UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X social media.
"This deadly mechanism is manned by mercenaries, including anti-Muslim gangsters, according to the BBC," he added.
Lazzarini stressed that addressing famine in Gaza "requires uninterrupted, at scale and safe access to people in need wherever they are."
"The U.N., including UNRWA and partners have the resources and the expertise. Let us do our job," he added.
