Humanitarian operations in the Gaza Strip continue to face major obstacles even as the cease-fire surpasses the 100-day mark, the United Nations said Monday, warning that lives remain at risk amid ongoing restrictions and deteriorating conditions.
U.N. spokesperson Farhan Haq, citing the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), stressed at a news briefing that the cease-fire must hold to save civilian lives.
“The scale-up of humanitarian work continues to be held back by restrictions and impediments, with recent harsh weather also setting back some of the progress,” Haq said.
The World Food Program (WFP) highlighted the fragility of the situation, despite reaching over a million people monthly with food parcels, bread bundles, hot meals, and school feeding programs.
Haq noted WFP’s call for additional safe humanitarian corridors from Egypt, Jordan, and along Gaza’s Salah Ad Din Road to increase aid flow and reduce insecurity.
