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UN official urges immediate release of Gaza hostages, calls for unhindered humanitarian access
Summary
Miroslav Jenča told the United Nations that remaining hostages in Gaza must be freed immediately and unconditionally, called for large-scale, unimpeded humanitarian aid and warned that any expansion of Israeli military operations would risk catastrophic consequences for civilians and hostages.
Miroslav Jenča, speaking at the United Nations, urged the immediate and unconditional release of hostages held in Gaza and called for the rapid, unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians in the territory, warning that expanded military operations could have "catastrophic consequences." "They must be freed now," Jenča said.
Jenča said the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel "continues to deteriorate," and stressed the scale of civilian suffering: he cited reports that about 50 hostages remain in Gaza, 28 of whom are thought to be deceased, and he quoted casualty figures from the Gaza Ministry of Health that place Palestinian deaths at more than 60,000 since the start of the conflict. He also said that since May, more…
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