Tom Fletcher, the Head of the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), recently visited Gaza and shared his stark observations with the BBC. He described the scenes of “despair and hopelessness” he witnessed, noting that driving into Gaza City felt like traveling through the aftermath of Hiroshima.
Fletcher’s firsthand account paints a grim picture of the humanitarian situation, emphasizing the widespread destruction and the profound impact on the people living there. The interview, conducted by the BBC’s Nick Robinson, provides a crucial insight into the scale of the crisis on the ground.
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