UN Chief Condemns Killings Of Food-Seeking Gazans
Palestinians gather to receive aid supplies in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, June 16, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
NEW YORK, June 18 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns as "unacceptable" the killing and injury of Gazans seeking food aid from the non-UN, militarised distribution sites, Xinhua reported.
A spokesman of Guterres said this on Tuesday.
"The secretary-general condemns the loss of lives and injuries of civilians in Gaza who are once again being shot at while seeking food," said Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesman for Guterres. "It is unacceptable."
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It is the harshest condemnation from the UN chief of the slayings.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the Gaza Ministry of Health reported more than 338 people had been killed and more than 2,800 injured while trying to access food at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) distribution hubs since the Israel- and US-backed programme began in late May.
Haq said the secretary-general continues to call for an immediate and independent investigation into all reports of such killings and for accountability to be established.
The spokesman said the UN chief maintains that the basic needs of the Palestinian population in Gaza are enormous and remain unmet.
"Israel has clear obligations under international humanitarian law to agree to and facilitate humanitarian relief for all civilians who need it," he said.
"The unimpeded entry of humanitarian assistance at scale must be restored immediately. The UN and all humanitarian actors must be allowed to work in safety and security under conditions of full respect for humanitarian principles."
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