“People in northern Gaza are just waiting to die,” said UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini. “The smell of death is everywhere. Bodies are left lying on the roads, or under the rubble, and missions to remove them or provide humanitarian assistance are refused.”

"Our staff in northern Gaza cannot find food, water, or medical care," he added in a tweet on the X platform.

He continued: They feel abandoned, hopeless, and lonely. They live from one hour to the next, afraid of death every second.

He pointed out that during the war over the past year, some UNRWA staff remained in the north, doing the impossible to provide assistance to the internally displaced, and some of our shelters remained open, despite the heavy shelling and attacks on buildings.

He continued: On behalf of our staff in northern Gaza, I call for an immediate truce, even if only for a few hours, to enable safe humanitarian passage for families wishing to leave the area and reach safer places.

He concluded his post with the phrase, "This is the minimum to save the lives of civilians who have nothing to do with this conflict."