03 August 2025

From Philippe Lazzarini, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter)

Excellent by OCHA¡¯s Jonathan Whittal

It¡¯s become a pattern to silence voices who speak out against atrocities in Gaza.

The Israeli Government continues to ban international media from getting in: it¡¯s been over 660 days.

More than 220 Palestinian journalists have been killed.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ officials and humanitarian workers have been banned from going back to Gaza.

I was banned as of March 2024 following the International Court of Justice ruling provisional measures to improve humanitarian access in Gaza.

It¡¯s our duty to speak out on the atrocities and any breaches of International humanitarian law.

That¡¯s been a common practice for the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ.

Gaza is no different.