The United Nations calls on Israel to open all crossings to Gaza.

The United Nations urged Israel on Wednesday to open all crossings 'immediately' to allow aid into the besieged and devastated Gaza Strip, as the prisoner exchange process between the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Israel continues, as part of a ceasefire agreement.

Tom Fletcher, head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), was quoted by Agence France-Presse saying, 'We demand unrestricted access,' adding, 'We want this to happen now as part of the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel.'

Fletcher is heading to the Rafah crossing from the Egyptian side of the border with Gaza, which has been closed for several months due to the Israeli blockade.

Last Monday, leaders from the United States, Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey signed a guarantee document for the Gaza agreement mediated by U.S. President Donald Trump to cease hostilities and exchange prisoners between Israel and Hamas, reaffirming their commitment 'to a future of lasting peace.'

Fletcher noted that 'the test of this agreement is not through images, press conferences, and interviews... the test is that we feed our children, that we provide anesthesia in hospitals for those receiving treatment, and that we set up tents over people's heads.'

He said, 'We want all crossings to be open, and access to them to be fully available. We must be able to deliver aid on a large scale.'

Earlier on Wednesday, Israeli broadcasting authority reported that the reopening of the Rafah crossing is imminent. This vital crossing for the flow of humanitarian aid waiting to enter from the Egyptian side remains closed.

The United Nations and relief organizations have repeatedly called for its reopening as Gaza faces a severe humanitarian crisis following the devastating Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, which has lasted for two years since October 7, 2023.

At the end of August, the United Nations declared famine in several areas of the strip.

With U.S. support, Israel has committed genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, over the course of two years, resulting in 67,913 martyrs, 170,134 injured, most of whom are children and women, and famine that claimed the lives of 463 Palestinians, including 157 children.