UN reiterates call for Israel to end restrictions on Gaza aid
12/11/2025 10:40:00 PM
A spokesperson for UN chief Antonio Guterres says the UN’s humanitarian office processed more than 160 flooding alerts since this morning in Gaza amid Storm Byron.
Farhan Haq said the UN needs restrictions on humanitarian operations to be lifted to be able to adequately respond to Palestinian families’ needs.
“This includes ending the ongoing ban on most international NGOs and on UNRWA, which continue to serve communities despite operating under severe restraints,” he told reporters during a briefing at UN headquarters in New York.
“To further scale up the response, we also urgently need more crossings, more routes and approval to bring a wider range of relief items into Gaza.”
Farhan Haq said the UN needs restrictions on humanitarian operations to be lifted to be able to adequately respond to Palestinian families’ needs.
“This includes ending the ongoing ban on most international NGOs and on UNRWA, which continue to serve communities despite operating under severe restraints,” he told reporters during a briefing at UN headquarters in New York.
“To further scale up the response, we also urgently need more crossings, more routes and approval to bring a wider range of relief items into Gaza.”