"Gaza has turned into hell on earth": Two international officials document the tragedy of Gaza and the Israeli siege
Two UN and international officials warn of the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, with 1,700 martyrs since the ceasefire in October 2025, a decline in aid to 76 trucks per day, and difficulty for civilians to access basic services.
Two UN and international officials warn of the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, with 1,700 martyrs since the ceasefire in October 2025, a decline in aid and difficulty for civilians to access basic services. This came in statements made by the former UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Palestine, Lynn Hastings, and the Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Pierre Krähenbühl, on the sidelines of their participation in the "TRT World 2026" forum held at the Istanbul Congress Center. Hastings noted the killing of 1,700 Palestinians since the ceasefire and the decline in humanitarian aid reaching the Strip, explaining that about 400 aid trucks entered the Strip daily before October 2023, while the number dropped to 50 trucks before the ceasefire, and currently stands at only 76 trucks. Krähenbühl warned of increasing disregard for the rules of international humanitarian law and the difficulty for civilians to access basic services.