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UN warns of mounting civilian toll in Gaza, renews urgent call for ceasefire and humanitarian access
Summary
The UN secretary-general expressed alarm at intensified hostilities in Gaza, described large-scale displacement and civilian casualties, and demanded independent investigations into attacks on medical and humanitarian personnel.
The United Nations secretary-general said he is “deeply alarmed by the human toll of the intensified hostilities taking place in Gaza,” citing reports of more than 1,000 people killed and widespread displacement in recent days.
The secretary-general condemned “the reported killing of over a thousand people, including women and children since the collapse of the ceasefire,” and said large-scale Israeli bombardments and ground operations had resulted in the displacement of “over a hundred thousand Palestinians from Rafah in the last two days alone.” He also described an attack on a March 23 medical and emergency convoy that he said “resulted in the…
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