UNITED NATIONS: UN Scretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced alarm at the catastrophic levels of hunger in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. Famine looms. This is intolerable, the UN chief posted on X on Friday. Reiterating his call on Israel to open Gaza border points, he said: Crossing points must open immediately, bureaucratic impediments must be removed, and law & order restored so UN agencies can deliver lifesaving humanitarian assistance. Israel is continuing its deadly attacks on the besieged enclave without any let-up, killing at least 42,438 Palestinians and injuring over 99,246 others. Moreover, at least 10,000 people are unaccounted for, presumed dead under the rubble of their homes across Gaza.
