UNRWA warns of dire health risks in Gaza amid water shortages, overcrowded shelters, and deadly aid blockade

RAMALLAH / PNN /

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has sounded the alarm over the severe health risks facing civilians in Gaza, citing a lack of clean water, extreme overcrowding in shelters, and soaring temperatures.

In a brief statement on Saturday posted to its official page on X, UNRWA stressed the urgent need to lift the ongoing blockade and allow the resumption of humanitarian aid deliveries — including hygiene supplies —…