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‘We want to know why’: UN chief questions Israel over 196 aid worker deaths in Gaza – video [1]

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Date: 2024-04-05

The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has said he hopes Israel will quickly and effectively boost aid access to Gaza, describing the situation in the region as 'absolutely desperate'. Israel has approved the reopening of the Erez crossing into northern Gaza and temporary use of Ashdod port in southern Israel after the US president, Joe Biden, said conditions could be placed on US support for Israel if it did not act.

Global outrage at the humanitarian crisis escalated after an Israeli airstrike killed seven people working for the international charity World Central Kitchen. Noting that 196 humanitarian workers had been killed so far during Israel's campaign, Guterres said: 'We want to know why'

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[1] Url: https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/apr/05/we-want-to-know-why-un-chief-questions-israel-on-196-aid-workers-killed-in-gaza-video

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