UN official warns hell is settling in as it struggles with Gaza humanitarian crisis

Nick Schifrin:

And joining us now from just outside Rafah in Southern Gaza is Tom White, the head of UNRWA's operations in Gaza.

Tom White, thank you very much for making the time. Welcome to the "NewsHour."

You have said today that your fuel is — quote — "almost exhausted." What does that mean and what is its impact?

Thomas White, Director of UNRWA Gaza: Well, I go actually beyond fuel.

In terms of our whole operation, we are literally exhausted. We are rationing what reserves of fuel we have now in Gaza. Essentially, what we should be getting to hospitals, what we should be getting to bakeries to bake bread, we are rationing those supplies.

And then, on the other hand, we have teams who are running displacement centers, for example. We can't get them basic sanitation. We can't provide enough shelter for people in these locations, so some really difficult choices. Which communities are going to go without essential humanitarian support?

And it's going to get to a point where people become very ill and some people are going to lose their lives because we can't get the assistance that they need.

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