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U.N. secretary-general urges immediate ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access to Gaza
Summary
The United Nations secretary-general said a month has passed with almost no aid into Gaza, called for a permanent ceasefire, the unconditional release of hostages and full humanitarian access, and cited occupying‑power obligations under the Geneva Conventions.
United Nations secretary-general said at a U.N. press conference that more than an entire month had passed with virtually no aid entering Gaza and called for an immediate, permanent ceasefire, the unconditional release of hostages and full humanitarian access.
The secretary-general said the ceasefire that previously held had allowed lifesaving aid and the release of hostages and warned that the shattering of that pause left Gaza "a killing field" with civilians in an "endless death slope." He said crossing points into Gaza are shut, food and medical supplies are running extremely low, and humanitarian capacity has been "strangled." "Assertions that there is now enough food to feed all Palestinians in Gaza are far from the reality on the ground," he said.
The secretary-general framed the situation in legal terms, citing obligations of an occupying power under the Geneva Conventions. Quoting the text, he said Article 55 "provides that the…
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