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Jordan King and Miriam Burrell

UN chief says humanitarian law being broken in Gaza as Israel ramps up airstrikes and death toll soars

The United Nations chief has called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip after claiming there have been "clear violations of international humanitarian law".

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the UN Security Council that Israel's bombardment of Gaza and the level of civilian deaths is "alarming" as he appealed for "to all pull back from the brink before the violence...spreads even farther".

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