![Palestinians pass makeshift roadside facilities where alternative fuel is produced due to Israel’s blockade and the prolonged closure of border crossings, as they wait for humanitarian aid convoys along the coastal al-Rashid Street in Gaza on July 3, 2025. [Saeed M. M. T. Jaras - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AA-20250703-38463366-38463345-FUEL_SHORTAGES_IN_GAZA_PUSH_PALESTINIANS_TOWARD_HAZARDOUS_PRODUCTION_METHODS-1.jpg)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed alarm Thursday for the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, warning that vital infrastructure is on the brink of collapse due to a lack of fuel and continued Israeli attacks on civilians, Anadolu reports. “The Secretary-General is appalled by the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Multiple attacks in recent days hitting sites hosting displaced people and people trying to access food have killed and injured scores of Palestinians,” according to a statement conveyed on Guterres’ behalf by spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. He “strongly condemns the loss of civilian life,” it said. “In just one day this week, orders to relocate forced nearly 30,000 people to flee, yet again, with no safe place to go […]
