I have urged Israel to lift all impediments on aid to #Gaza .

Now this - MORE impediments.

UNRWA is the beating heart of the humanitarian response in Gaza.

The decision to block its food convoys to the north only pushes thousands closer to famine. It must be revoked.

Horror & starvation stalk the people of Gaza.

Any further onslaught will make everything worse. Worse for Palestinian civilians, for the hostages, for all people of the region.

It’s more than time for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire & the immediate release of all hostages.

'From this crossing, we see the heartbreak & heartlessness of it all.

A long line of blocked relief trucks on one side of the gates. The long shadow of starvation on the other.
That is more than tragic. It is a moral outrage.'
– António Guterres at Rafah. news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

'It's enough,' UN Secretary-General António Guterres tells journalists at the Rafah border crossing, calling for an immediate ceasefire and for aid to flood Gaza.

More here ⤵️
news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

Today I saw long lines of blocked relief trucks waiting to be let into Gaza.

It’s time to truly flood Gaza with life-saving aid.

The choice is clear: surge or starvation.

Let’s choose the side of help, the side of hope & the right side of history.

I will not give up.

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Famine is imminent in Gaza.

The international community should hang its head in shame for failing to stop it.

Famine in the northern part of Gaza is imminent.

1.1 million people in Gaza are facing catastrophic hunger - the highest number of people ever recorded –anywhere, anytime.

This is an entirely manmade disaster.

And it can - and must - be halted.

Listen to Humanitarian Coordinator Jamie McGoldrick explaining the urgent need to open more crossing points into #Gaza , including directly to the north, from which he has just returned.

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How is humanitarian aid delivered to Gaza?

Devastating news for our colleagues in #Gaza who have borne so much loss already, and for the families they were trying to help.
 
How are we to maintain aid operations when our teams and supplies are constantly under threat?
 
They must be protected.

This war has to stop.