The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has warned that the people of Gaza are “running out of time and options” as Israel’s campaign against Hamas grinds on, AFP reports.

“They face bombardment, deprivation and disease in an ever-shrinking space,” UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini told the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva.

Lazzari warned that people in the Palestinian territory are “facing the darkest chapter of their history since 1948, and it has been a painful history”.

“We are very far from an adequate humanitarian response,” Lazzarini said, adding that when aid is delivered, it is often not more than a can of tuna or beans and one bottle of water for a large family to share.

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