A Palestinian man collects food from a humanitarian aid distribution point in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on Sunday, July 20, 2025. (Ahmad Salem/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
UNICEF is working with the World Food Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization to distribute food and nutrition supplements to Palestinian civilians, but Chaiban cautions that commercial access to Gaza is necessary to resolve the hunger crisis.
"On our own, we won’t be able to address the needs of two million people," Chaiban added.
Right now, UNICEF has three key requests from the Israeli government and military that must approve all entry of aid to Gaza.
Israel's Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) posted this photo that is reportedly of humanitarian aid pallets waiting to be distributed in Gaza. (COGAT)
The UNICEF Deputy returned from a visit to Gaza this week. While there, he saw emaciated civilians walking around, empty markets and young children suffering from malnutrition. He believed that an end to the war is the only sustainable solution to address the expanding crisis.
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"Most importantly is to reach a ceasefire and the release of hostages which should not be held in the Gaza Strip, so that there is relief on a more sustainable basis to the people in Gaza that have gone through a horrendous situation," Chaiban concluded.
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