AMMAN, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), UNRWA commissioner-general Philippe Lazzarini has warned that the occupied West Bank is facing its worst humanitarian crisis since 1967, due to the Israeli displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinians from their homes in refugee camps.
“The occupied West Bank is in the grip of its most severe humanitarian crisis since 1967,” Lazzarini said in social media remarks on Friday.
“One year since the start of Israel’s ‘Iron Wall’ military operation, 33,000 people remain forcibly displaced from Palestine refugee camps in the north. Meanwhile, Israeli forces have been demolishing swathes of the camps, reducing the chances for these communities to recover,” Lazzarini added.
“Teams on the ground are assisting newly displaced Palestine refugees who have been pushed deeper into poverty, and have no viable alternatives for healthcare, education and welfare,” the UNRWA chief said.
“But to continue to do so, we need continued political and financial support from member states,” he stressed.
