United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. Gehad Hamdy/dpa
UN Secretary General António Guterres has welcomed the two-day extension of the truce between Israel and Hamas, saying it is "a glimpse of hope and humanity in the middle of the darkness of war." The UN chief told journalists in New York on Monday that he hoped the extension would allow more aid to be brought into the Palestinian coastal area. However the additional two-day pause in fighting was not enough to meet all the needs of the people suffering in Gaza, Guterres warned. He went on to say that he hoped further border crossings would be opened to facilitate aid deliveries. Israel and the ...
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