United Nations agencies brief Security Council on Gaza situation "hanging by a thread. teleSUR
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00:00 On Monday, a UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned the limited number of aid convoys entering
00:05 Gaza were sufficient to meet the unprecedented humanitarian needs in the territory.
00:11 UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini told the UN Security Council that a handful of convoys
00:15 being allowed through Rafa is nothing compared to the needs of over 2 million people trapped
00:21 in Gaza.
00:22 Israel has unleashed a massive bombing campaign on Hamas from Gaza after gunmen stormed across
00:27 the border on October 7th.
00:29 The strike had flooded thousands of buildings and, according to the Hamas run, helped minister
00:33 killed over 8,000 people, also mostly civilians.
00:38 He also said that 64 of his UNRWA colleagues had been killed in just over three weeks,
00:43 the highest number of UN workers killed in a conflict in such a short time.
00:52 The system in place to allow aid into Gaza is geared to fail unless there is political
00:58 will to make the flow of supplies meaningful, matching the unprecedented humanitarian needs.