Israeli aggression on besieged Gaza — now in its 164th day — has killed at least 31,726 Palestinians and wounded 73,792 others as Israel’s Netanyahu rejects calls for a ceasefire.
Calling on "the Israeli authorities to ensure complete and unfettered access for humanitarian goods throughout Gaza," Guterres urges "the international community to fully support our humanitarian efforts." / Photo: AFP ArchiveUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that a report backed by the global agency saying that famine is now imminent in northern Gaza was an"appalling indictment" of conditions on the ground.
Regarding the alternative aid routes, he said that every route should be used, adding:"But the bottom line is the first shipment that came in by sea will be able to be the equivalent of 12 to 13 trucks. There are hundreds of trucks waiting on the border in Egypt as we speak."The Turkish aid agency started providing 25 tons of aid consisting of basic food items to Gaza, which has been under intense attacks by Israel since October 7, 2023.
The World Health Organization chief voiced concern about the Al Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza after an Israeli raid of the site. An Al Jazeera source told AFP that five other people were also arrested including Ghoul's camera crew and engineers. The source, who was not authorised to brief the press and spoke on condition of anonymity, said an Israeli tank destroyed the vehicle Ghoul and his team were using.
"The fact that the entire humanitarian system is in tatters, and people in Gaza are facing starvation, death and disease, is under the scope of Israel’s control," added Oxfam. "We are engaged in a race against the clock to try to reverse the impact of the spreading hunger and the looming famine in Gaza," UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini said during a press conference in Cairo with Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry.
"For your safety, to all those present and displaced in the Al Rimal neighbourhood and in the vicinity of Al Shifa Hospital, you must evacuate the area immediately to the west, then southward through Rashid Street to the humanitarian zone in Al Mawasi," army spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on X. "In Gaza we are no longer on the brink of famine, we are in a state of famine, affecting thousands of people," Borrell said at the opening of a conference on humanitarian aid for Gaza in Brussels.Palestinian health ministry in Gaza has said that at least 31,726 people have been killed in the territory during more than five months of Israel's war on Gaza.
It added that communication was cut off, and a large number of refugees were stranded in the building of the operation theatre and emergency department. During the meeting, they emphasised that the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza should be accelerated without any obstacles.
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