Gaza has become ‘uninhabitable’, says UN humanitarian chief

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip (Ariel Schalit/AP)

The United Nations’ humanitarian chief says Gaza has become “uninhabitable” three months after Hamas’s attacks against Israel and “a public health disaster is unfolding”.

Martin Griffiths said in a statement on Friday that “people are facing the highest levels of food insecurity ever recorded (and) famine is around the corner”.