The head of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency has warned the Security Council that Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip were being subjected to forced displacement and collective punishment, Reuters reports.
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini also said a communication blackout over the weekend had accelerated the breaking down of civil order and warned that if that breakdown worsened it “will make it extremely difficult, if not impossible” for the UN to continue operating in Gaza.
