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UN speaker urges immediate ceasefire, release of hostages and major aid scale-up for Gaza
Summary
Rosemary DeCarlo called for an immediate ceasefire, the immediate and unconditional release of all remaining hostages, and a massive scale-up of humanitarian aid to Gaza, citing large casualty and displacement figures and escalating violence in the occupied West Bank.
Rosemary DeCarlo told the meeting that an immediate ceasefire, the unconditional release of all remaining hostages and a major increase in humanitarian assistance are urgently needed in Gaza.
“All hostages must be released immediately and unconditionally,” DeCarlo said, noting that Israeli forces had recently recovered the bodies of six hostages and that, “at least 101 hostages are still held in Gaza.” She attributed the killing of those recovered to the Israeli government's reporting that some hostages had been shot at close range.
DeCarlo described a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, saying Israeli military operations continue and citing figures from the Gaza Ministry of Health that, since July, approximately 41,000…
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