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A UN spokesperson said that the Secretary-General “has welcomed the agreement reached by Israel and Hamas, with the mediation of Qatar and supported by Egypt and the United States.” UNIFEED

Humanitarian Chief Martin Griffiths called for a cessation of hostilities in Gaza for an “indefinite period” in order to “facilitate an unimpeded humanitarian response” and to “give the people of Gaza a breather upon the terrible things that have been put on them on these last few weeks.” He also called “without conditions” for the release of all hostages. UNIFEED

A UN spokesperson said that due to the communication shutdown and lack of fuel, there will not be any cross-border aid operation at the Rafah Crossing today “as it will be impossible to manage or coordinate humanitarian aid convoys.” UNIFEED

A World Food Program spokesperson said that nearly the entire population of Gaza now needs food assistance. UNIFEED

The UN flag flew at half-mast at the Organization’s offices around the world in memory of the 101 staff members of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) killed in Gaza since 7 October. UNIFEED / UNTV CH / UNIS VIENNA

Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths said, “what we've seen unfold over the last 26 days in Israel and in the occupied territories is nothing short of what I think I would call a blight on our collective conscience.” UNIFEED

As the crisis in the Palestinian enclave continues to worsen amid intense Israeli bombardments and an ongoing ground operation, UN humanitarians reiterated on Friday their call for a humanitarian pause to be able to deliver urgently needed relief items and to allow for severely wounded people to get out of the Gaza Strip. UNTV CH

Quoting a report by the NGO Save the Children, the Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, said that nearly 3,200 children were killed in Gaza in three weeks, surpassing the number of children killed annually across the world's conflict zones since 2019. UNIFEED

Tamara Alrifai, for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), speaking from Amman, said that since 21 October, three convoys of humanitarian supplies had gone into the Gaza Strip with a total of 54 trucks. This breakthrough had come through after two weeks of a full siege of the Strip. UNTV CH

United Nations humanitarians said an agreement to unlock aid deliveries across the Gaza border was near, as Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a call in front of the gates at the Rafah crossing to get lifesaving aid moving. UNIC CAIRO