The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, said tonight that famine is likely to occur in the northern Gaza Strip governorate, which has been witnessing Israeli genocide and ethnic cleansing for more than a month.

Lazzarini added in a statement: "Unfortunately, this is not surprising, famine is likely to occur in northern Gaza," according to the WAFA Agency.

He explained that the aid entering the Gaza Strip is not sufficient, and is an average of slightly more than 30 trucks per day, representing only about 6% of the daily needs of the Palestinians.

Lazzarini called for urgent steps, including the presence of "political will to increase the flow of humanitarian and commercial supplies to Gaza, and political decisions to allow convoys to enter northern Gaza regularly and without interruption."