Situation in the Gaza Strip ¨hanging by a thread¨

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.