UN Palestinian refugee staff and doctors fainting from hunger in Gaza

22/7/2025 19:10

The head of the U.N. Palestinian Refugee Agency said on Tuesday that its staff, as well as doctors and humanitarian workers, were fainting on duty in Gaza due to hunger and exhaustion.



UNRWA said it had received dozens of emergency messages from its staff describing grave conditions and exhaustion in the enclave, where Israel has been fighting a war against Hamas since October, 2023.



"No one is spared: caretakers in Gaza are also in need of care. Doctors, nurses, journalists and humanitarians are hungry," UNRWA commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini said in a statement, shared by his spokesperson at a press briefing in Geneva.



"Many are now fainting due to hunger and exhaustion while performing their duties: reporting atrocities or alleviating some of the suffering."