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Situation in Gaza 'growing more desperate by the hour', says UN chief Guterres

UN Secretary-General António Guterres began his official visit to Nepal by extending deep condolences to the families of the 10 Nepalese students killed in the terror attacks by Hamas in Israel, and once again called for the protection of all civilians in Gaza, where, he said, 'the situation is growing more desperate by the hour.'

The UN chief's visit comes as the crisis in the Gaza Strip enters its third week following the 7 October incursion by Hamas militants into Israel and Israel's subsequent declaration of war.