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UN urges Rafah to operate as a full humanitarian corridor as aid and evacuations continue
Summary
The UN urged rapid, unimpeded humanitarian passage through the Rafah crossing after the partial reopening facilitated WHO assistance for a small number of patients; the secretary-general and relief coordinators stressed urgent scale-up of food, shelter and medical aid amid heavy displacement and attacks.
The United Nations pressed for the Rafah crossing to operate as a full humanitarian corridor after a partial reopening that allowed limited movements in and out of Gaza. Emergency relief coordinator Tom Fletcher welcomed the reopening but warned it is “not enough” and urged a surge in aid deliveries and unimpeded passage.
The World Health Organization told the briefing that when the crossing opened it facilitated the evacuation of five patients and seven accompanying people, figures the UN spokesperson repeated as the number of people the UN helped transfer. The…
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