UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said on Tuesday that the worst-case scenario of famine is already occurring in Gaza, according to the world's leading experts.
"The famine threshold has been crossed, with severe hunger and malnutrition spreading across the Gaza Strip," he added.
He pointed out that more than 100 people have died of hunger in Gaza in the past few weeks alone.
Lazzarini pointed out that the only way to stop the catastrophe is to flood Gaza with large-scale humanitarian aid.
He continued: "We have the equivalent of 6,000 trucks of food and medicine ready to cross into the Gaza Strip."
He emphasized that airdrops of aid to Gaza create media hype but have no impact on the ground, according to him.
He added, "Airdrops to Gaza are risky, while trucks are capable of transporting aid."
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UNRWA Commissioner-General: The worst-case scenario of famine is already happening in Gaza.