{
  "id": 13911059,
  "title": "INTERVIEW: UNRWA Warns Gaza Becoming Increasingly Unlivable Place",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/interview-unrwa-warns-gaza-becoming-increasingly-unlivable-place",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T08:31:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026100900632/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cairo, October 12 (Jiji Press) - Gaza is transforming into an increasingly unlivable place for humans due to Israel's extensive military operations, according to a senior UNRWA official. Akihiro Seita, head of the U.N. agency's health department, discussed the situation with Jiji Press ahead of the one-year anniversary of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, which went into effect on October 10, 2025. The Israeli military's large-scale operations commenced in October 2023, resulting in over 74,000 fatalities in Gaza. Reconstruction efforts have been sluggish in the Palestinian territory, primarily because of ongoing Israeli attacks and their continued occupation of a large portion of the territory even after the ceasefire took effect. Seita highlighted that the Israeli military is believed to have seized control of approximately 70% of Gaza, surpassing the areas designated by both sides in the agreement. Consequently, around 2 million Gaza residents are compelled to reside in the remaining 30% of the territory, with many of them living in tents. The persistent shortages of medical supplies, exacerbated by delivery restrictions, and the dire hygiene conditions, even under the ceasefire, have led to the rapid spread of skin and other infectious diseases in the area. Seita further emphasized that the residents' living environment has deteriorated significantly.",
  "summary": "Cairo, Oct. 12 (Jiji Press)--Gaza is \"becoming an increasingly unlivable place for humans\" due to Israel's large-scale military operations, a senior official of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, or UNRWA, has said. Akihiro Seita, head of the U.N. agency's health department, was interviewed by Jiji Press online, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the...",
  "key_points": [
    "Gaza is becoming increasingly unlivable due to Israel's military operations.",
    "Over 74,000 fatalities in Gaza since October 2023.",
    "2 million residents confined to 30% of territory, living in tents."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}