'Gaza infrastructure in state of collapse'

The top United Nations official in the Gaza Strip says the humanitarian situation of the people in the impoverished sliver is extremely difficult.

"The infrastructure of water and sanitation is in a state of collapse," said John Ging, Director of Operations in Gaza for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).

"There is no legitimate economy anymore. The physical and psychological suffering continues on a daily basis," he said at a press conference at the UN Headquarters in New York.

The UN agency noted the three-year long Israeli blockade has also prevented the importation of construction material to Gaza.

"We have not been allowed to build a school in Gaza for three years," said Ging.

Last month, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also expressed his concern over the Gaza Strip and stressed that the closure of the enclave must end.

Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=124215§ionid=351020202.