Death 'the only certainty' for Gazans, says UN official

Palestinian grave digger 63-year-old Saadi Hassan Barakeh walks past breeze blocks used to mark graves at the Deir el-Balah cemetery, in the central Gaza Strip on November 10, 2023. [AFP]

In war-ravaged Gaza, death appears to be the "only certainty" for 2.4 million Palestinians with no way to escape Israel's relentless bombardment, a UN official said Tuesday, recounting the growing desperation across the territory.

"It does feel like people are waiting for death. Death seems to be the only certainty in this situation," Louise Wateridge, a spokeswoman for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, also known as UNRWA, told AFP from Gaza.