The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, said that Israel is using food and humanitarian aid as a weapon in Gaza.

This came in a post on the X platform, in which Lazzarini assessed the situation in Gaza, where the occupation authorities have continued their aggression for 18 months.

Lazzarini stated that hunger and despair are spreading in the Gaza Strip as the occupation uses food and humanitarian aid as a weapon.

He pointed out that Israel has been imposing a stifling blockade on Gaza for more than a month and continues to prevent the entry of essential goods, such as food, medicine, and fuel, which he described as collective punishment.

He pointed out that the citizens of Gaza are extremely exhausted because they are trapped in a small area, and called for the lifting of the siege and the entry of humanitarian aid.

On March 2, the occupation authorities closed the Gaza Strip's crossings to the entry of humanitarian, relief, and medical aid, causing an unprecedented deterioration in the humanitarian situation.