UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said that Israel's recent restrictions on the scale of humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip are insufficient to meet the needs of the people there.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry announced on the same day that Israel had terminated the cooperation agreement with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) reached in the 1950s. Israel's series of actions concerning the humanitarian situation in Gaza have been condemned by the international community, and even its ally the United States has given a negative assessment.

Lazzarini posted on social media that Israel has recently restricted the scale of aid materials entering the Gaza Strip, with only a few trucks allowed in per day, the smallest scale in recent times, accounting for only % of the total daily goods and humanitarian aid materials entering the Gaza Strip before the outbreak of the current Israel-Palestine conflict.

"This simply cannot meet the needs of tens of thousands of people, with many going hungry, falling ill, and some in a state of despair," said Lazzarini.

A spokesperson for the Israeli government denied Lazari's claims, stating that Israel has not imposed restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, with trucks delivering aid entering Gaza on a daily basis.

In addition to shortages of food, medical supplies, and other necessities, the people of Gaza are also facing continuous airstrikes by the Israeli military. The Gaza Health Department reports that the Israeli army has been persistently bombing the Kamal Adwan Hospital near the Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza, resulting in injuries to many medical staff and patients. According to Agence France-Presse, this hospital is the only partially operational medical facility remaining in northern Gaza.

According to Reuters, Israeli airstrikes on multiple locations in northern and central Gaza resulted in at least deaths.

Since the outbreak of the current Israel-Palestine conflict last month, the actions of the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip have resulted in the deaths of over 23,000 Palestinians, with more than 61,000 others injured.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry announced that it has officially notified the United Nations of the cancellation of the cooperation agreement reached with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the year. The Israeli parliament passed two bills last week, severing ties with UNRWA and prohibiting the agency from conducting related activities in Israel and East Jerusalem.

The Israeli move to "ban" the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been condemned by the international community.

Lazzarini said that while Israel is restricting the entry of humanitarian aid supplies into the Gaza Strip, it is also tearing up the cooperation agreement with UNRWA, which adds insult to injury for the people of Gaza who are already suffering unspeakable hardships.

UN Secretary-General's spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric stated that UN Secretary-General António Guterres emphasized the crucial and irreplaceable role of UNRWA in the Gaza Strip.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also condemned Israel's actions, stating, "No other aid agency can replace UNRWA. This ban will not make Israel safer; it will only intensify the suffering of the people of Gaza and increase the risk of disease outbreaks."

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) was established in a certain year and is primarily responsible for providing humanitarian assistance, education, and medical services to registered Palestinian refugees living in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, as well as in Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. UNRWA has approximately 13,000 staff members in the Gaza Strip. According to Agence France-Presse, since the outbreak of the latest Israel-Palestine conflict in October last year, more than 60 of the agency's staff have been killed, and about two-thirds of its facilities in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed.

US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said that he would give Israel a failing grade when asked if Israel had met the US-set standards in improving the entry of aid supplies into Gaza.

"As of today, the situation has not significantly improved," Miller said. "We see some initiatives have increased, but the recommendations in the letter have not yet been implemented."

The letter referred to by Miller is a "private letter" sent by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to the Israeli authorities on a certain date. The US demands that Israel take measures within 10 days to address the severe humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, including allowing at least 100 trucks carrying food and other supplies to enter the Gaza Strip daily, and opposing Israel's legislative measures to sever ties with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Failure to meet these demands could potentially lead to legal restrictions on US military aid to Israel.

Miller said the situation is not looking good, "They haven't implemented all the recommendations from the U.S."

According to a daily briefing from the US Department of Defense, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin reiterated the importance of ensuring the rapid entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip during a phone call with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on the mentioned date.