UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Monday for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza as the war between Israel and Hamas surpassed 100 days.
Guterres was speaking hours after three UN agencies urged Israel to allow access to the port of Ashdod, north of Gaza, to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into the Palestinian territory.
Health officials in Gaza reported on Monday more than 24,000 deaths in the war with Israel, which has sent shockwaves across the region as the fighting passed the grim 100-day milestone.
The war, which began on October 7, 2023, has created a humanitarian catastrophe for the 2.4 million people in the besieged strip, the United Nations and aid groups warn, and reduced much of the territory to rubble.
