UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini has warned of an outbreak of waterborne disease in Gaza during his visit to the southern town of Khan Younis, the agency said in a post on X.

He said an increase of skin diseases was also impacting the people of Gaza which he said was unsurprising considering the unsanitary conditions there.

Lazzarini also said he was in “full admiration” of the UN staff who have endured terrifying experiences due to incessant Israeli bombardment.

He reassured Gazans that the “UNRWA will stay. UNRWA has stayed. And we will scale up our footprint, scale up our presence, scale up our activities.”

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