UN chief condemns deaths in Gaza while waiting for ‘life-saving aid’

29 Feb, 2024

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned a deadly incident in northern Gaza on Thursday “in which more than a hundred people were reportedly killed or injured while seeking life-saving aid,” U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.

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“The desperate civilians in Gaza need urgent help, including those in the besieged north where the United Nations has not been able to deliver aid in more than a week,” he said, adding that Guterres again called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and the unconditional release of all hostages.

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