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Evening Standard
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Miriam Burrell

UN chief ‘deeply concerned about violations of international humanitarian law’ in Gaza

There have been "clear violations of international law" in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations chief claimed on Tuesday, as he called for a humanitarian ceasefire so desperately needed aid could be delivered.

Speaking to the UN Security Council, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that Israel's increasing bombardment of Gaza and the hundreds of civilian deaths is "alarming" as he appealed "to all pull back from the brink before the violence claims even more lives spreads even farther".

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