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Added on the 22/12/2023 18:45:19 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images show trucks carrying humanitarian aid on the Kerem Shalom crossing heading back to Egypt after a protest on the Israeli side blocked the delivery of aid to the Gaza Strip. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI34H272N_EN
UN chief Antonio Guterres warns that Israel's military offensive on Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, in retaliation for their unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel, has created a "humanitarian hellscape" for civilians trapped in the besieged Palestinian territory. SOUNDBITE
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says that "scattered measures" for Gaza aid are not enough after Israel told the UN it will allow a "meaningful increase" in aid. "It's not enough to have scattered measures -- we need a paradigm shift," Guterres tells reporters at the UN's New York headquarters. SOUNDBITE
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for "silencing the guns" in Gaza "to honor the spirit of Ramadan", which started on the weekend. SOUNDBITE
Israeli demonstrators block aid trucks bound for Gaza at the Kerem Shalom crossing in southern Israel. The protesters are calling for humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory to be halted until all the hostages -- held captive in Gaza since the October 7th attacks -- are released. IMAGES