Griffiths announced that the famine in Gaza, which has been under siege for 169 days is "imminent" and it is too late to act after declaring the tragedy, according to the report cited by IRNA.
"We also know that this situation can be avoided with action and good faith," the UN official said, adding that a lot of food and other vital aid are need to be delivered to Gaza.
I renew my request to the Israeli authorities to agree to full and unrestricted access to humanitarian goods into the strip, Griffiths added.
While traveling to Egypt and near the Rafah border crossing with Gaza, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Saturday once again expressed sorrow over the loss of innocent lives in Gaza and said that a ground attack on Rafah would be a humanitarian disaster, a reference to Israel’s repeated threats about launching an attack on the southern Gaza city.
It is impossible to witness the killing of so many people and to observe all this suffering without feeling extreme sadness, Guterres continued.
The UN chief looked pessimistic while assessing the situation of Gaza. He said the world body doesn’t have the power to stop the war and asked those who have the power to stop it.
The US-backed Israeli genocidal war on Gaza has so far claimed more than 32,000 lives, mostly women and children since early October. The Israeli bombing and shelling campaign has already turned much of Gaza into the rubble.
IRNA