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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned Israel’s continued blockade of Gaza, describing the besieged enclave as a “killing field” and calling for the immediate resumption of humanitarian aid to the region.
In a statement, Guterres told reporters that the humanitarian situation in Gaza had reached catastrophic levels, with civilians trapped in an “endless death loop.”
The remarks come amid ongoing Israeli bombardments and a month-long suspension of aid deliveries to Gaza, which is home to 2.3 million people. “More than an entire month has passed without a drop of aid into Gaza. No food. No fuel. No medicine. No commercial supplies,” Guterres said, stressing the urgency of the situation. He condemned Israel’s recent proposal to control the entry of aid, rejecting it as an attempt to “further control and callously limit aid down to the last calorie and grain of flour.”
