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UN Spokesperson St\u00e9phane Dujarric told reporters at a news briefing at UN Headquarters on Thursday that the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate rapidly.<\/p>\n
\u201cChildren are going hungry, patients remain untreated, and people are dying<\/strong>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\u201cIt is time to lift those restrictions immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to latest reports, the disruption in the flow of goods has led to dramatic price hikes \u2013 up to 1,400 per cent above pre-ceasefire levels \u2013 with \u00a0basic items such as dairy, eggs, fruits and meat now absent from local markets.<\/p>\n
In April alone, prices have risen by 50 per cent compared to March<\/strong>, according to the UN aid coordination office, OCHA. Shortages of cash and plummeting purchasing power have forced many families deeper into hunger.<\/p>\nConditions on the ground<\/h2>\n
On Wednesday, UN\u2019s acting Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, Suzanna Tkalec, visited Deir al Balah and Khan Younis to assess conditions on the ground.<\/p>\n
In Khan Younis, the team inspected the main desalination plant for southern Gaza, which has been operating at only 15 per cent capacity since early March due to electricity cuts imposed by Israel. As a result, access to clean water remains extremely limited.<\/p>\n
They also visited two overcrowded displacement sites to evaluate living conditions.<\/p>\n
In Deir al Balah, the UN team observed operations at a community kitchen run by the Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children, which offers meals and training for youth, women and people with disabilities.<\/p>\n
Severe shortages<\/h2>\n
Meanwhile, humanitarian partners are reporting severe shortages of tents, tarpaulins and other critical materials, Mr. Dujarric said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWarehouses are almost depleted, which is limiting shelter assistance to just a fraction of what is needed to survive.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\nUN agencies continue to provide relief as best they can. UN reproductive health agency, UNFPA, this week supplied 10 reproductive health kits \u2013 enough to support over 6,900 people \u2013 to six health partners, and emergency supplies to key hospitals.<\/p>\n
More than 900 women and girls were reached with dignity kits and agency workers held around 240 sessions addressing gender-based violence, with 200 new case files opened.<\/p>\n
Call for accountability over killing of UN staffer<\/h2>\n
Responding to a question on the deadly 19 March strike that killed a UN staff member and severely injured at least five others in Gaza, Mr. Dujarric said that Israeli authorities had reported the outcome of their internal investigation to the UN.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere has been more cooperation and transparency on their side that we have had in these types of incidents, since the beginning of this conflict,\u201d he said, underscoring the need to ensure accountability and transparency \u2013 for this case as well as all others.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have seen UN colleagues killed in Gaza or UN infrastructure attacked. And again, we call on all parties to fully comply with international humanitarian law, including the protection of civilians but also the protection of UN and humanitarian staff<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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