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UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Monday for accountability for the perpetrators of the killing and wounding of Palestinians seeking relief aid in the Gaza Strip.
Earlier on Monday, the Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the death toll from Israeli army attacks near aid distribution centers in the Strip had risen to 75, with more than 400 wounded, since May 27.
In a statement, Guterres expressed his alarm at reports of Palestinians being killed and wounded while seeking food aid in Gaza on Sunday, according to the UN News website.
Guterres said it was "unacceptable that Palestinians risk their lives for food" and called for "an immediate and independent investigation into these incidents and for the perpetrators to be held accountable."
Far from the oversight of the United Nations and international relief organizations, on May 27, Israel began implementing a suspicious plan to distribute "humanitarian aid" through the so-called "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation," which is supported by Israel and the United States and rejected by the United Nations.
The UN Secretary-General stated that "Israel has clear obligations under international humanitarian law to authorize and facilitate humanitarian aid."
He stressed the "need for the unhindered and widespread access of aid to immediately address the massive needs in Gaza," and emphasized the need to allow the United Nations to operate "in safety and security, with full respect for humanitarian principles."
Guterres noted that he "continues to call for an immediate, lasting, and sustainable ceasefire and the immediate and unconditional release of all prisoners."
He explained that "this is the only way to ensure security for all, and that there is no military solution to the conflict."
Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli entity—with American support—has been waging a genocide in Gaza, including killing, starvation, destruction, and displacement, ignoring international calls and orders from the International Court of Justice to halt it.
The genocide has left more than 178,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing. Hundreds of thousands have been displaced, and famine has killed many, including children.
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