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UNRWA 'very near' to possible breaking point on Gaza operations, says head

The head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, warned that the organization is nearing a breaking point in its operations in the Gaza Strip due to worsening conditions. Speaking at a news conference in Berlin, he expressed concern that UNRWA might soon be unable to continue its work, although he could not specify when that would happen.

Reuters WORLD
Published October 16,2024
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The U.N. Palestinian refugee agency is close to a possible breaking point for its operations in the Gaza Strip due to increasingly complicated conditions, said its head on Wednesday.

"I will not hide the fact that we might reach a point that we won't be able anymore to operate," UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini told journalists at a news conference in Berlin.

"We are very near to a possible breaking point. When will it be? I don't know. But we are very near of that," he said.