António Guterres says Palestinian people ‘remain stuck in a non-stop nightmare’ as Israel stands accused of blocking aid
António Guterres, the UN secretary general, has again called for a humanitarian ceasefireduring a visit to Egypt’s border with Gaza amid urgent efforts to avert famine in the territory after more than five months of devastating war.– children, women, men – remain stuck in a non-stop nightmare,” Guterres said. “I carry the voices of the vast majority of the world who have seen enough.”
According to Sinai’s regional governor, Mohamed Shusha, 7,000 trucks were waiting in Egypt to deliver aid to Gaza, but inspection procedures demanded by Israel had held up the flow of relief. Israeli troops moved into the sprawling medical complex on Monday in a major operation aimed at rounding up fighters and leaders from Hamas and other militant factions who military officials claimed were based there.
Mohammed, 59, who lives a short walk from the Shifa complex, told Agence-France Presse he had seen “many bodies” in the streets, buildings on fire and tanks blocking the roads.On Friday, a US resolutionwas vetoed by Russia and China in the UN security council, extending a five-month impasse in the international body over the Israel-Hamas war.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, vowed to go ahead with plans for an offensive into Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost town, despite opposition from the US and many other powers.
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