Gaza: Aid reaches shattered north as UN chief hails 'glimpse of hope' in ceasefire extension

By UN News

Nov 27, 2023 2:04 pm

Desperate Gazans in the north of the enclave had their first sip of clean water in weeks on Monday as a continuing pause in fighting enabled broadening aid access to the Strip, UN humanitarians said.

'This aid barely registers against the huge needs of 1.7 million displaced people,' a statement from the UN Secretary-General's office said on Monday, highlighting his call for a full humanitarian ceasefire. 'The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is getting worse by the day.'

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Desperate Gazans in the north of the enclave had their first sip of clean water in weeks on Monday as a continuing pause in fighting enabled broadening aid access to the Strip, UN humanitarians said.

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