UN aid chief: Situation in Gaza 'fast becoming untenable'
Saturday, 14 October 2023 The UN aid chief warned that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is becoming unsustainable. There is a severe shortage of power, water, and fuel, and food supplies. The aid chief called on all countries with influence to ensure respect for the rules of war and prevent further escalation. He criticized the actions and rhetoric of both Hamas militants and Israel. The aid chief expressed concern for the suffering of civilians and called for the release of hostages.
The UN’s humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths says he will be heading to the Middle East on 17 October to try to help negotiate aid access to the besieged Gaza Strip. Israel has said there is no temporary truce to allow aid in or foreigners out of the heavily bombarded enclave, as fears grow over...
The chief of the UN agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) decries the situation for UN workers on the ground in Gaza, saying that 64 of his UNRWA colleagues had been killed in just over three weeks,..
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly says the UK is working with Egypt and Israel to secure a temporary "humanitarian pause" to get aid into the Gaza Strip. Speaking while on a visit to the United..
The shadow environment secretary says the "trickle" of aid entering Gaza is "completely inadequate to the scale of the crisis", as he renews calls for a humanitarian pause, to allow more aid into and..
Saturday, 14 October 2023
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