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UNRWA chief says he fears Gaza could reach a point where it becomes unlivable

Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency, warns that Israel’s expanding operations could eventually create conditions where Palestinians are not able to live in Gaza, Al Jazeera reports.

“What I see for the time being is a continuation of the destruction, of the deaths and killing of the Palestinians in Gaza. And my fear is that we might reach a point where Gaza might not be a land any more for Palestinians to live in,” he said in a media interview.

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