UN Palestinian Refugee Agency (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini has issued a statement about Israel’s heavy bombardment of Gaza, Al Jazeera reports.

“Awful scenes of civilians killed among them children following waves of heavy bombardment from Israeli Forces overnight,” he wrote on social media.

“Fueling ‘hell on earth’ by resuming the war will only bring more despair & suffering,” Lazzarini added. “A return to the ceasefire is a must.”