UN chief calls blocked aid for Gaza a moral outrage on Rafah crossing visit
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrives at El Arish International Airport, Egypt, before his visit to the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, Saturday, March 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
A long line of blocked relief trucks on Egypt's side of the border with the Gaza Strip where people face starvation is a moral outrage, UN secretary general Antonio Guterres said during a visit to the Rafah crossing on Saturday.
It was time for Israel to give an "ironclad commitment" for unfettered access to humanitarian goods throughout Gaza, said Mr Guterres, who also called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
