Gaza – Saba:
Dr. Adnan Abu Hasna, spokesperson for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), stated that the loss of control at the centers designated for humanitarian aid distribution in Gaza was anticipated.
In remarks to Russia’s Sputnik news agency, Abu Hasna explained that Gaza’s 400 food and humanitarian aid distribution points—operated by UN organizations and UNRWA—cannot be reduced to just two or three centers. This compression drove tens of thousands of Palestinians to rush to these locations in hopes of securing food aid.
He emphasized that this system is entirely unfit for distributing humanitarian aid and relief supplies to prevent famine in Gaza, stressing the necessity of reverting to the previous UN system, its five-phase plan, and its mechanisms—which Israel already has.
“UNRWA is fully capable of managing humanitarian relief operations and distributing food to Gaza’s population. We have been working in this field for 76 years and possess the required logistical capacity, along with thousands of staff members who can efficiently oversee distribution,” Abu Hasna added.
He noted that today’s events were expected but raise serious questions about how to control hundreds of thousands of civilians if they flock to these centers, who can truly organize the process, deliver services, and distribute aid. He also expressed suspicions that this new mechanism aims to replace the UN system and forcibly displace people to southern Gaza.
Meanwhile, the Gaza government media office stated, “The Israeli enemy has utterly failed in its aid distribution project in the apartheid buffer zones, amid the collapse of the humanitarian process and the escalation of starvation crimes.”
It added, “The storming of distribution centers and the seizing of food under the pressure of deadly hunger, along with the occupation forces opening fire and injuring several citizens, clearly reflects the complete breakdown of the humanitarian process overseen by the occupation authorities.”
The office further stressed, “Today’s events are definitive proof of the occupation’s failure to manage the humanitarian crisis it deliberately created through policies of starvation, blockade, and bombardment—constituting a continuation of a full-fledged genocide under international law.”
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