UN slams 'endless' suffering in Gaza as airstrikes continue

We are fearing that the worst is yet to come in Gaza, says UNRWA chief; a month-old girl is pulled from the rubble in Gaza after an airstrike killed her parents

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The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Thursday there were fears “the worst is yet to come” in Gaza, denouncing “endless” suffering after Israel renewed deadly air and ground operations.

“Israeli forces bombardment continues from air & sea for the third day,” Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X.

“We are fearing that the worst is yet to come given the ongoing ground invasion separating the north from the south.”

Israel announced renewed ground operations in Gaza on Wednesday and issued what it called a “last warning” to residents of the territory to return hostages and remove Hamas from power.

Heavy airstrikes began pounding Gaza early on Tuesday, killing at least 504 people including more than 190 children, according to the civil defence agency in the Hamas-run territory.

Gaza rescuers said at least IO more people were killed in a pre-dawn bombing near Khan Yunis on Thursday.

“Under our daily watch, people in Gaza are again & again going through their worst nightmare,” Lazzarini wrote, condemning an “endless unleashing of the most inhumane ordeals.”