Hunger in Gaza causing a 'horror show,' UN chief says
"And now we are seeing the last gasp of a humanitarian system built on humanitarian principles," Guterres told the UN Security Council.
"That system is being denied the conditions to function. Denied the space to deliver. Denied the safety to save lives".
- Reporting by Reuters
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