An UNRWA official: "Gaza is turning into a place where it is impossible for humans to live"

The director of the health department at UNRWA, Akihiro Seta, said that Gaza is turning into a place where it is impossible for humans to live because of the Israeli military extermination. He added that the living environment of the population has collapsed, and that about two million people are living in 30% of the Strip, most of them in tents, with a severe shortage of medical supplies and the spread of diseases.

The director of the health department at UNRWA, Akihiro Seta, said that the Gaza Strip "is increasingly turning into a place where it is impossible for humans to live," because of what he described as "large-scale Israeli military extermination." Seta added, in a television interview, that "the living environment of the population has collapsed." This statement comes despite the ceasefire agreement that entered into force in October 2025. The occupation forces continue to launch attacks and occupy a vast area of the Strip. As a result, about two million residents of Gaza have been forced to live in only 30% of the Strip's area, most of them in tents. Gaza suffers from a continuing shortage of medical supplies because of the restrictions imposed on their entry. Health conditions remain poor even under the ceasefire, with the spread of skin diseases and other infectious diseases in the Strip.