UNRWA Chief Says West Bank 'is Boiling'

Commissioner General of UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini speaks during an international humanitarian conference for the civilian population in Gaza, at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, 09 November 2023. EPA/LUDOVIC MARIN
Commissioner General of UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini speaks during an international humanitarian conference for the civilian population in Gaza, at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, 09 November 2023. EPA/LUDOVIC MARIN
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UNRWA Chief Says West Bank 'is Boiling'

Commissioner General of UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini speaks during an international humanitarian conference for the civilian population in Gaza, at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, 09 November 2023. EPA/LUDOVIC MARIN
Commissioner General of UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini speaks during an international humanitarian conference for the civilian population in Gaza, at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, 09 November 2023. EPA/LUDOVIC MARIN

UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini said on Thursday that he was concerned about the spillover risk of the situation in Gaza, adding that the West Bank "is boiling."
Lazzarini, the Commissioner General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), also said there was need for a meaningful continuous humanitarian aid to Gaza including fuel.
He said aid coming in through Rafah was inadequate, adding that all crossings into Gaza should be opened.

Israel says strikes have been precise and included measures to minimize civilian fatalities, but Gaza health authorities say the death toll there is now more than 10,500, 40% of them children.



Egypt Appreciates Trump's Decision Not to Displace Gazans

A Palestinian boy picks flowers close to the rubble of destroyed buildings in the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
A Palestinian boy picks flowers close to the rubble of destroyed buildings in the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
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Egypt Appreciates Trump's Decision Not to Displace Gazans

A Palestinian boy picks flowers close to the rubble of destroyed buildings in the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
A Palestinian boy picks flowers close to the rubble of destroyed buildings in the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)

Egypt said on Thursday it appreciated US President Donald Trump's remarks on not demanding that residents of Gaza leave the enclave, according to a statement from the foreign ministry.

"Nobody is expelling any Palestinians from Gaza," Trump said on Wednesday, in response to a question during a meeting in the White House with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin.

"This position reflects an understanding of the need to prevent further deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the importance of finding fair, sustainable solutions to the Palestinian issue," the Egyptian foreign ministry added.

Trump had proposed a US takeover of Gaza, where Israel's military assault in the last 17 months has killed tens of thousands, after earlier suggesting that Palestinians in the enclave should be permanently displaced.