Guterres 'horrified' by strike on ambulance convoy in Gaza

By UN News

Nov 04, 2023 8:31 am

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he was 'horrified' by a strike on an ambulance convoy outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip on Friday, reiterating his appeal for a humanitarian ceasefire.

According to reports, at Al Shifa Hospital, the ambulances were evacuating critically injured and sick patients to hospitals in the south of the Gaza Strip when they were struck at the entrance of the hospital.

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he was 'horrified' by a strike on an ambulance convoy outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip on Friday, reiterating his appeal for a humanitarian ceasefire.

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