At the 3rd Forum of the Strip and the Route for International Cooperation, being held in this capital, the UN chief insisted on the need for Israel to allow the safe entry of humanitarian supplies to the Palestinian territory, and called for the release of the hostages held by Hamas.

Each of my two humanitarian appeals has a value in itself; they are not bargaining chips, they are simply the right thing to do, he said.

Guterres lamented the hundreds of deaths in Gaza’s Al Ahli hospital during Israel’s attack on Tuesday.

“I call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to provide sufficient time and space to help realize my two appeals and alleviate the epic human suffering we are witnessing,” he stressed.

Too many lives and the fate of the entire region are at stake, Guterres added.

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