Gazans in midst of ‘epic humanitarian catastrophe’: UN chief
United Nations, United States – AFP
Gazans are “in the midst of an epic humanitarian catastrophe before the eyes of the world,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday, while calling for an expansion of the current pause in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
“Intense negotiations are taking place to prolong the truce -– which we strongly welcome — but we believe we need a true humanitarian ceasefire,” he said at a United Nations Security Council meeting.
“I welcome the arrangement reached by Israel and Hamas — with the assistance of the governments of Qatar, Egypt and the United States,” Guterres said.
“Meanwhile, an estimated 45 percent of all homes in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed,” he said.
The truce in Gaza has not ended violence in the occupied West Bank, where an eight-year-old Palestinian boy and a teenager were killed by Israeli troops on Wednesday, the Palestinian health ministry said.
Since October 7, more than 230 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli soldiers or settlers, according to the ministry.
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