Gaza: ‘The population is literally besieged’, UNRWA deputy chief

In an exclusive interview, Natalie Boucly, the Deputy Commissioner-General of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), describes the desperate scenes she witnessed in Gaza, during a recent mission to the occupied Palestinian territory.

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Gaza: ‘The population is literally besieged’, UNRWA deputy chief

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