news

한어Русский языкEnglishFrançaisIndonesianSanskrit日本語DeutschPortuguêsΕλληνικάespañolItalianoSuomalainenLatina

Source: CCTV News Client

Recently, senior officials of the United Nations followed a convoy into Gaza City in the Gaza Strip, and what came into view were ruins block after block. Faced with the repeated breakdown of ceasefire negotiations, the people of Gaza felt that they had lost hope and could only wait for death.

Louise Watrich, a spokeswoman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, followed the UN convoy into Gaza City. According to a video she shot,Houses, buildings and infrastructure in Gaza City were severely damaged. Shelters that originally provided shelter for displaced persons were also destroyed in the attack.。

Louise Watridge, spokesperson for UNRWA:There is absolutely no place that is safe [in Gaza], it is absolutely devastating. Although some schools have been used as shelters for displaced people, children and families, the harsh reality is that the places that were supposed to provide safe haven for these families and children have once again been destroyed in the attacks.

According to data provided by the United Nations website, more than 60% of the houses in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed, 60% of the water infrastructure has been destroyed, and solid waste has reached 395,000 tons. At least 1.9 million people have been displaced.

Louise Watridge, spokesperson for UNRWA:You feel like the front line is always a few blocks away, and the evacuation orders keep coming. People told me they felt like they were going in circles, one moment they were in Khan Yunis, then they were forced to flee to Deir al-Balah, then to Nusayret. Many even said they were no longer following the evacuation orders because they didn't know where to go.

Watrich said the only certainty for people in Gaza is death.

Louise Watridge, spokesperson for UNRWA:You can really feel that people are waiting to die, which seems to be the only certainty in all these uncertainties. It is a very scary reality for the locals, whose wish is of course for a ceasefire. You can feel that people are looking forward to hearing about progress, and then their hopes are dashed again.