The United Nations Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wensland, said on Tuesday that the scenes of destruction and suffering in Gaza are “heartbreaking,” explaining that the delay in concluding a ceasefire agreement in the Strip “will cost more lives every day.”

In a post on the “X” platform, Wensland said that he visited Gaza yesterday, Monday, and “saw firsthand the devastating impact of the hostilities” in the Strip.

He added: "The scenes of destruction and suffering that people are experiencing in the Gaza Strip are heartbreaking, and it is clear that there is a need to take urgent measures to alleviate the humanitarian crisis facing the Gaza Strip."

The UN coordinator explained that he visited Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, met with local officials and discussed ways to meet the urgent needs of the population.

He added: "What I saw in Gaza is a stark reminder of the humanitarian cost of the conflict."

Wensland said that there was “a serious proposal on the table set by US President Joe Biden,” and urged “all parties to reach an agreement immediately to achieve a ceasefire and release the hostages.”

He added: "There is no alternative (to the proposal), and any delay will cost more lives every day."

Last Friday, Biden, whose administration provides absolute support to Tel Aviv in its war on Gaza, spoke about Israel submitting a three-stage proposal that includes a ceasefire in Gaza, the release of detainees, and the reconstruction of the Strip.

Neither Israel nor Hamas announced a final position on what Biden announced, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described what Biden presented as “inaccurate.”

While Hamas announced, in a statement, that it “will deal positively with any proposal based on a permanent ceasefire, complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, reconstruction, the return of the displaced, completing a serious prisoner exchange deal, and intensifying relief.”

Since last October 7, Israel has been waging a war on Gaza, leaving more than 119,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and about 10,000 missing amid massive destruction and famine that claimed the lives of children and the elderly.

Israel continues this war, ignoring a Security Council resolution demanding that it stop the fighting immediately, and orders from the Court of Justice to stop its attack on Rafah, and take immediate measures to prevent acts of “genocide” and “improve the humanitarian situation” in Gaza.