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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Entire population of Gaza becoming ‘dehumanised’ says UN commissioner

Philippe Lazzarini.
Philippe Lazzarini accused Israel of ‘collective punishment’ of the people of Gaza. Photograph: Bilal Hussein/AP

The entire population of Gaza is becoming “dehumanised”, the commissioner general for the main UN agency in Palestine has told the UN security council, saying a ceasefire has become a matter of life and death for millions.

Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner general for the UNRWA was one of three speakers to starkly describe the scale of the damage being inflicted on Gaza, as UN agencies piled pressure on the Security Council to set aside its divisions and back some form of immediate humanitarian ceasefire.

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