UPDATED: Aid relief arriving in Gaza but 'too little, too late', warns WHO

By UN News

Jan 09, 2024 6:04 pm

With no let-up in fighting across Gaza, the UN health agency pleaded on Tuesday for better access across the enclave, where relief is arriving 'too little...too late' to help civilians caught up in the ongoing conflict.

'Even if there is no ceasefire, you would expect humanitarian corridors to operate... in a much more sustained way than what's happening now,' said Dr Rik Peeperkorn, WHO Representative for the Occupied Palestinian Territory. 'It's too little. It's too late and specifically in the north.'

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